UNSPSC 50465105: Canned or jarred mammoth spineless long pod okra

The variety of okra known as mammoth spineless long pod okra that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50465105 Canned or jarred mammoth spineless long pod okra, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent direct activity in state and local procurement; the source contains no solicitations specifically for this product. The code nominally covers preserved okra products, but state and local agencies are instead soliciting broader food-service categories that encompass canned vegetables alongside dozens of other items. School districts, state departments, and institutional food-service operators buy canned goods as part of larger grocery, meal-service, and institutional-food procurements rather than as standalone line items. When canned vegetables do appear in state and local RFPs and IFBs, they are bundled with fresh produce, frozen items, proteins, dairy, and supplies into comprehensive food-supply contracts that span hundreds of line items.

The issuing bodies pursuing food-service contracts at scale—school nutrition programs, state health and human services agencies, and departments of corrections—solicit through cooperative purchasing vehicles and direct ITBs, RFPs, and RFQs. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (school districts in Muscogee, Douglas, Liberty, Savannah-Chatham, and Ben Hill counties; the State of Georgia), Texas (HHSC statewide, TDCJ across regional distribution points), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI and Fairfax County schools in Virginia), and other jurisdictions. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (food and consumables for state supported living centers, due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (comprehensive food bid covering fresh and frozen produce, meats, dairy, and supplies, due June 15, 2026). None of these solicitations isolates canned okra as a distinct procurement line; firms pursuing this code should expect to compete on price and service capability across large mixed-basket food contracts governed by USDA standards, Buy American Act compliance, HACCP requirements, and firm fixed pricing with limited midterm escalation provisions.