UNSPSC 50465100: Canned or jarred okras

The type of vegetable known as okras that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50465100 Canned or jarred okras is a Class code capturing a narrow specialty vegetable product within the broader canned-goods procurement activity of state and local institutions. Recent state and local opportunities under this code show limited direct solicitation for okra specifically; instead, canned and jarred vegetables (including okra) appear as line items within larger food-service contracts for institutional food supply. The code reflects demand from state correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies operating residential care centers, school districts, and state agencies managing institutional food service. Scope of work centers on bulk procurement of canned or jarred okra as a component of cafeteria and institutional kitchen inventories, with product specifications typically requiring USDA Grade B or better, minimum twelve-month shelf life, sodium content limits around 240 mg per 100 grams, proper labeling, and compliance with FDA standards. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (procuring for state supported living centers and state hospitals), school nutrition programs across Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and other states, and state institutional food-service operations. The mix spans state purchasing offices, county school boards, special-purpose school districts, and large metropolitan school systems.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHSC statewide procurement for multiple health and human services facilities), Georgia (multiple school districts including Savannah-Chatham, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Burke County, and Douglas County School Systems), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Illinois (state institutional care), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, response due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products servicing El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior year, the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 (posted March 23, 2026, response due April 6, 2026) for canned tomatoes with comparable line-item sourcing, and multiple school district IFBs across Georgia and Missouri (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Rockwood School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) soliciting food supplies including canned vegetables for school nutrition programs in spring and early summer 2026 with response dates clustering around late April through late June. No recent opportunities name canned okra as a standalone solicitation; the code sees activity only as an embedded line item within institutional food-service contracts where sealed bids are due by April–July 2026.