UNSPSC 50465001: Canned or jarred chinese lantern

The variety of nightshades known as chinese lantern that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50465001 Canned or jarred chinese lantern is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct solicitation activity in state and local procurement; the recent opportunities block contains no specific references to chinese lanterns or products marketed under that name. The code's nominal scope—preserved physalis fruit in cans or jars—does not align with the recent state and local contracting activity posted under this code designation, which instead captures broad food supply solicitations for institutional feeding programs. State and local governments are buying canned and preserved produce items as part of larger food service contracts, but the opportunities listed (weekly food orders, school nutrition programs, correctional facility food supply, state hospital commissaries, and general grocery procurement) focus on conventional staples—canned tomatoes, condiments, proteins, dairy, and fresh produce—rather than specialty preserved fruits like chinese lanterns. The issuing bodies include state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county and municipal school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Muscogee County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), and state-supported living centers serving institutional populations.

Geographic concentration is evident in the South and Upper Midwest, with solicitations from Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia dominating the recent-opportunities block. Representative recent buys include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016089 for approximately 1,904 cases of tomato paste due March 9, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens, with sealed bids due April 27, 2026. The code shows activity, but the absence of any chinese lantern-specific opportunities suggests either mislabeling at the source or vanishingly low procurement volume for this specialty item at the state and local level.