UNSPSC 50463511: Canned or jarred long purple eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as long purple eggplants that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463511 Canned or jarred long purple eggplants is a Commodity-level code that in practice encompasses a narrow slice of state and local food procurement — canned and jarred vegetables for institutional food service operations, primarily cafeterias, dining facilities at state-supported living centers, correctional institutions, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show that when this code is tagged, state and local buyers are typically sourcing shelf-stable canned or jarred vegetables as part of much larger consumables or food-service line-item procurements that include proteins, grains, condiments, and disposable food-service supplies. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments (particularly Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county boards of education, county social services departments, and state correctional and institutional agencies. Work is solicited through IFBs and informal written quotes, with bidders competing on unit pricing, delivery timeline, and compliance with food-safety and procurement standards such as USDA grade certification, FDA compliance, and Buy American Act provisions where applicable.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with Texas showing the highest volume of recent solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's solicitation HHS0017872 (IFB for consumables and noncontract food items for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, bids due August 25, 2026) and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 (purchase of approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services, quotes due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.). The Oregon Department of Corrections posted solicitation S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026) with a prior-award reference of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest in February 2026. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia both solicited school nutrition food bids encompassing canned vegetables among dozens of other line items. Canned eggplant specifically does not appear in the titles or summaries of recent solicitations; the code's activity in state and local procurement appears limited or misaligned with actual buying patterns, which favor high-volume canned proteins, tomatoes, and mixed vegetables over specialty products.