UNSPSC 50463906: Canned or jarred musky gourd

The variety of gourds known as musky gourd that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463906 Canned or jarred musky gourd, a Commodity code, represents food products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations — primarily canned vegetables and shelf-stable food items for state agencies, school districts, and county departments. The recent opportunities under this code show that state and local buyers are acquiring broad categories of canned and preserved foods including canned vegetables (tomatoes, peas, beans), canned proteins, and related food service consumables as part of larger institutional food supply contracts serving correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services departments. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state corrections departments, school districts, county nutrition programs, and county boards of commissioners. The work solicited ranges from small quarterly food orders of a few hundred cases to large annual contracts spanning hundreds of line items with delivery to multiple facilities and set requirements for USDA grading, shelf life, sodium limits, and compliance with federal food standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026; IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026; and IFB HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026 with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Statewide Procurement Division solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections requested approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better (bid S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026 at $13.75 per case from the prior award), and the State of Illinois sought weekly food orders for the July-September quarter (FY-27 IVHQ, due June 26, 2026). In Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools issued a food bid encompassing canned fruits and vegetables among hundreds of line items (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026). Delivery windows typically range from 72 hours to 30 days of order receipt, with F.O.B. Destination and prepaid freight standard across solicitations.