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 frames state and local food procurement for institutional feeding programs—K-12 school nutrition, state corrections, state health and human services facilities, and veterans' homes. The recent solicitations show this code captures a narrow slice of the broader canned-vegetable category; recent opportunities target canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and fresh produce rather than eggplants specifically, indicating the code sits within a larger institutional food-supply ecosystem where state and local agencies solicit multiple produce and canned-good line items together in consolidated food packages. Issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri; Burke County Public Schools, Georgia; Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia; Ben Hill County Schools, Georgia; Douglas County School System, Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state veterans' facilities (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy), and county school systems. School districts dominate the recent posting volume, with nutrition directors and purchasing offices driving weekly and annual food-supply contracts. State corrections and HHS procurement occurs less frequently but in larger consolidated line-item bundles.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Burke County, Ben Hill County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County school systems), Texas (TDCJ, HHSC), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Illinois (Veterans Home), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). A representative recent solicitation is the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomato ITB (S2910000016405, due June 19, 2026), seeking 7,616 cases for delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem; the RFP specifies USDA Grade B or better, sodium content limits, and FOB Destination pricing inclusive of freight. Another is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), procuring food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million and firm fixed unit rates tied to the Consumer Price Index. School district food bids typically run July 1 through June 30 annually, with sealed-bid deadlines between April and June, evaluation on lowest responsive bid or best value, and contract awards within 60 days of bid opening.