UNSPSC 50463706: Canned or jarred sweet florence fennel

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

UNSPSC 50463706 Canned or jarred sweet florence fennel, a Commodity code, sees minimal direct activity in recent state and local procurement. The code nominally encompasses preserved fennel products, but the recent-opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly requesting canned or jarred fennel. Instead, state and local jurisdictions buying under broader food-service and institutional-supply codes are procuring large volumes of shelf-stable canned vegetables, prepared foods, and consumable supplies — including canned tomatoes, diced vegetables, condiments, and food-service items — to support state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, school districts, county boards of commissioners, and special-purpose institutional food-service operations across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in institutional food procurement rather than fennel specifically. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumable foods and supplemental products to supply state supported living centers statewide, with response dates in August and October 2026 and estimated annual values ranging from $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multi-year contract terms. The Oregon Department of Corrections sought approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (IFB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) with a prior purchase at $13.75 per case. Gwinnett County, Georgia issued an informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, soups, and vegetables (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) for senior services. School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools—posted food bids encompassing hundreds of line items across fresh, frozen, and canned products for the 2026-2027 nutrition year. No recent solicitation explicitly names canned or jarred sweet florence fennel as a line item or requirement across these opportunities, indicating the code reflects either minimal procurement demand or consistent tagging misalignment between actual food-service buys and the narrow commodity classification.