UNSPSC 50464503: Canned or jarred green lentils

The variety of lentils known as green lentils that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464503 Canned or jarred green lentils is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable legume products procured by state agencies, county governments, school districts, and correctional facilities for institutional food service. State and local governments buy canned and jarred green lentils primarily as part of broader consumable food procurements for cafeterias, canteens, dining facilities at state-supported living centers, schools, and correctional institutions. The code sits within larger food-service supply chains where green lentils appear as one line item among dozens or hundreds spanning proteins, vegetables, grains, and related supplies. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (particularly Texas HHSC), county boards of commissioners, school districts and school nutrition programs across multiple states, state departments of corrections, and state facilities serving vulnerable populations. These jurisdictions typically consolidate food procurement into annual or multi-year IFBs with 20 to 400+ line items, pricing on a per-unit or per-case basis, and F.O.B. Destination delivery to centralized distribution centers or individual facility locations.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for state-supported living centers—HHS0018082 (Lufkin, due October 23, 2026), HHS0017449 (El Paso, due July 13, 2026), and HHS0016792V2 (statewide supplemental food, due March 19, 2026)—representing the highest-volume repeat buyer in the dataset. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods including canned items (due October 19, 2026). Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) each solicited comprehensive school-nutrition food bids covering nearly 400 line items (due June 15, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively). Oregon Department of Corrections procured 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026, establishing the state procurement preference and delivery-to-Salem model. The State of Illinois solicited quarterly weekly food orders (FY-27 IVHQ, due June 26, 2026). Green lentils do not appear as line items in the summaries of individual opportunities, suggesting the code captures demand that flows through larger food-service aggregations where specific legume varieties are ordered on an as-needed basis rather than highlighted in posted solicitation abstracts.