UNSPSC 50463704: Canned or jarred perfection fennel

The variety of fennel known as perfection fennel that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463704 Canned or jarred perfection fennel (Commodity) shows no meaningful recent procurement activity by state and local governments. The code nominally describes a specific preserved food product, yet recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect fennel procurement. Instead, the opportunities posted under 50463704 represent broad institutional food service contracting—multi-line-item solicitations for canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies serving state health and human services facilities, correctional institutions, school districts, and county senior services. The actual buying activity diverges sharply from the code's narrow product definition, suggesting either tagging inconsistency or that fennel as a distinct commodity sees too little state and local procurement volume to generate standalone solicitations.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple facilities), Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia counties and school districts, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Illinois state facilities. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with scattered activity elsewhere. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomato procurement for approximately 7,616 cases at $13.75 per case from the prior February 2026 award (bids due June 19, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools' comprehensive school nutrition food bid across four facilities with hundreds of line items (bids due June 15, 2026), and the Texas TDCJ's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items across multiple warehouse locations (extended to May 4, 2026). These solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, FOB Destination delivery with freight included, USDA grade compliance, and compliance certifications including E-Verify and debarment verification. The code shows active procurement volume but little evidence of fennel-specific demand.