UNSPSC 50464201: Canned or jarred curly kale

The variety of kale known as curly kale that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464201 Canned or jarred curly kale, a Commodity code, represents a narrow segment of the canned-vegetable procurement market in state and local government, where recent solicitations show minimal direct demand for this specific product but consistent sourcing of canned vegetables as components within broader food-supply contracts. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and correctional facilities that procure packaged vegetables as part of routine food-service operations, alongside dozens of other commodity line items in large-volume food RFPs and IFBs. The solicitations reflect demand from institutional food services—K–12 nutrition programs, state-hospital dining, and correctional-facility cafeterias—rather than standalone kale procurement; when canned vegetables appear, they are typically bundled with produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods in comprehensive quarterly or annual food awards.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois, with school-district nutrition programs and state correctional and health agencies driving most volume. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental-food procurement (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) covering 210 food-product line items for state supported living centers statewide with firm fixed-unit pricing; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases at approximately $13.75 per case from the prior cycle; Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery solicitations (bids due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items across the 2026-27 school year; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, due April 27, 2026) for multi-year supply to 45 schools with firm fixed F.O.B. Destination pricing. Canned vegetables are sourced as interchangeable inputs within these larger procurements rather than as standalone products, and suppliers competing in this space must support competitive unit pricing, meet USDA and FDA standards, include full delivery and freight charges, and comply with Buy American and federal nutrition-program requirements.