UNSPSC 50464304: Canned or jarred purple vienna kohlrabi

The variety of kohlrabi known as purple vienna kohlrabi that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464304 Canned or jarred purple vienna kohlrabi is a Commodity code that in practice spans a much broader range of shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables beyond the nominal product—state and local procurement offices use it to solicit canned tomatoes, canned vegetables generally, and other preserved produce for institutional food service. Recent opportunities show state health and human services commissions, county social services departments, and school districts soliciting dozens to hundreds of line items of canned and jarred goods alongside fresh, frozen, and dry products to stock cafeterias, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and senior services programs. The work is straightforward commodity purchasing: vendors quote firm fixed unit prices on sealed bids or informal written quotes, guarantee product compliance with USDA or FDA standards, and deliver FOB Destination within specified timeframes (typically 7 to 72 hours of order). Issuing bodies demand multiple references, liability insurance, E-Verify compliance, debarment certifications, HACCP or food-safety documentation, and often require vendors to maintain product recalls and complaint resolution protocols at no cost to the buyer. No set-asides for disadvantaged businesses appear in the recent postings; however, Texas consistently applies state bidder preference and vendor-performance tracking, and Oregon applies resident and in-state fabrication preferences to its food procurements.

Activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted at least three food and consumables solicitations in the past five months—most recently IFB HHS0018082 for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026) covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with a seven-day delivery standard, and HHS0017872 for the same facility in August 2026 (bids due August 25, 2026) with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years and coverage across multiple state hospitals and supported living centers. Gwinnett County, Georgia solicited 35 line items of shelf-stable foods under IWQ 140229 (quotes due October 19, 2026) for senior services, while Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools each posted comprehensive grocery bids spanning nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories with July 2026 contract starts. Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (IFB, bids due June 19, 2026) with a prior purchase at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest and 5 percent state preference applied. The code itself shows no mismatch with actual buying activity, though the specific product (purple vienna kohlrabi) does not surface in any recent opportunity summary—activity is dominated by mixed canned-vegetable line items within larger institutional food-service contracts rather than single-SKU specialty produce purchases.