UNSPSC 50463805: Canned or jarred long keeper garlic

The variety of garlic known as long keeper garlic that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463805 Canned or jarred long keeper garlic, a Commodity code, sees limited direct recent activity—the source contains no state or local solicitations explicitly seeking garlic as a stand-alone line item. However, the code sits within the broader ecosystem of food procurement that state and local agencies conduct constantly, and garlic appears as an incidental component in comprehensive food-supply contracts, particularly those serving correctional facilities, state hospitals, and school nutrition programs. When purchased under this code, governments buy shelf-stable garlic products—typically minced, crushed, or whole cloves in cans or jars—for use in institutional food service operations where bulk quantities and long shelf life matter more than fresh product.

The issuing bodies driving food procurement activity across the source block span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home), county and municipal school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Rockwood R-VI Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Burke County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools), and a state agency serving a specific facility (Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller). School nutrition programs account for the majority of recent solicitation volume, followed by state corrections and state hospital procurement. Geographic spread centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, with individual contracts covering statewide or multi-district requirements. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's HHS0017449 IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), seeking food products under NIGP classifications that encompass condiments and seasonings where garlic products fit; the Oregon Department of Corrections' S2910000016089 ITB for tomato paste (due March 9, 2026), which demonstrates ODOC's regular wholesale produce and preserved-food sourcing; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026), a substantial multi-school contract encompassing hundreds of food line items. These solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, USDA compliance, long shelf life, sodium content limits, and delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites. Garlic as a commodity code will see occasional pull-through demand when vendors supplying these larger food contracts need to fill line-item requests, but direct single-commodity solicitations for canned garlic do not appear in this source block—indicating this code merits watching rather than aggressive pursuit unless your firm already bids mainstream food-service contracts where garlic is a bundled component.