UNSPSC 50464104: Canned or jarred caraway

The variety of herbs known as caraway that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464104 Canned or jarred caraway is a Commodity code that sits at the bottom of a food products taxonomy, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code does not involve caraway at all. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code reflect institutional food service procurement — weekly and quarterly food supply for state facilities, school districts, and correctional institutions. The issuing bodies are state health and human services departments, state comptroller procurement offices, school districts, and independent school nutrition services, all sourcing broad-based grocery and food products including proteins, dairy, produce, frozen entrees, condiments, and consumable supplies. The work solicited ranges from supplemental foods for state hospitals and supported living centers to main-line grocery supply for school cafeterias serving tens of thousands of meals daily. This mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement activity signals either a cataloging error in the source data or a state/local tagging practice that does not align UNSPSC definitions precisely with the goods being bought.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple supplemental food and consumable solicitations (HHS0016792, HHS0016792V2, and HHS0017449) with response dates in February through July 2026, covering state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with historical values around $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multi-year terms. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued an IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (2000004323) due April 27, 2026, covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited grocery items for 2026–27 (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027) with bids due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items and serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily. Douglas County School System in Georgia posted two cooperative purchasing RFPs — one for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026, $5.5 million estimated) and one for food supply and distribution services (SN 26-003, due February 18, 2026, $9 million estimated). The State of Illinois and Georgia have also posted general food supply solicitations (27497DVAQUINCB52821 and PE55645NONST2026000000009, respectively). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement through the Comptroller's office (304T26300CF) solicited cafeteria food products across five warehouse areas with a response deadline extended to May 4, 2026. Geographic concentration suggests strong activity in Texas, followed by Georgia school districts using cooperative purchasing vehicles, with Virginia and Missouri school districts also active in the first half of 2026.