UNSPSC 50463516: Canned or jarred short tom eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as short tom eggplants that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463516 Canned or jarred short tom eggplants is a Commodity code that in practice covers the procurement of shelf-stable vegetables and related food service supplies by state health and human services agencies, state correctional departments, county social services divisions, and school nutrition programs for inmate, patient, resident, and student meal operations. The scope spans canned and jarred vegetables (tomatoes, eggplants, and mixed vegetables), frozen proteins and prepared entrees, dairy products, grains, condiments, and consumable supplies including food service containers, napkins, and gloves. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health and human services, county boards of commissioners managing senior services, independent school districts operating child nutrition programs, and institutional state-supported living centers. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice emerge as repeat buyers within the recent opportunity set.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumable foods and food products serving state-supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso (HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026; HHS0017872 due August 25, 2026; HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026; HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026), while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF due May 4, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (IWQ 140229 due October 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia each posted comprehensive school nutrition food bids encompassing canned vegetables and related supplies (bids due June 15, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively). Oregon Department of Corrections procured 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better (bid due June 19, 2026). Contracts typically run 12 months with renewal or extension options; evaluation favors responsive, responsible bidders at lowest price or best value, with F.O.B. Destination delivery within 7 to 30 days of order and compliance with federal Buy American and HACCP requirements for school and institutional operations.