UNSPSC 50463519: Canned or jarred violette di firenze eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as violette di firenze eggplants that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463519 Canned or jarred violette di firenze eggplants is a Commodity code that represents a narrow, specialty food item; state and local governments buying under this code are actually procuring broad food and consumable products for institutional food service, not eggplants specifically. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show school districts, state agencies, and state-supported facilities sourcing complete weekly or annual meal components—canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, prepared foods, and related consumables—for child nutrition programs, corrections facilities, veterans homes, and state hospitals. The actual buying activity spans hundreds of line items across multiple product categories with canned goods as one small component; the code's nominal specificity (eggplants) bears little relation to the scope of work being solicited. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia state procurement), county and independent school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System), and special-purpose procurement cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). The mix shows school nutrition programs as the dominant buyer type across multiple states, with secondary activity from state correctional, health services, and veterans agencies.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions—Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia dominate the recent-opportunities list. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million for the prior year), the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due February 9, 2026, referencing a prior purchase at $14.30 per case), Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive weekly food service across four school locations (due June 15, 2026, requiring Buy American compliance and HACCP plans), and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum three years of food delivery experience). Most solicitations are IFBs or RFPs with firm fixed pricing, Q&A cycles, pre-bid meetings, and multi-month contract terms running July 1 through June 30 aligned to school fiscal years. Awards typically flow to lowest responsive bidders meeting specifications, with some jurisdictions reserving discretion for multiple vendors on a line-item basis.