UNSPSC 50465600: Canned or jarred potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50465600 Canned or jarred potatoes is a Class code encompassing shelf-stable potato products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations—school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and county senior services. Recent solicitations show buyers acquiring canned potatoes as part of broader consumables food bundles rather than as standalone line items; the code appears alongside complementary shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, dairy, and food service supplies in multi-item RFPs and IFBs. The issuing-body mix spans state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Corrections), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), independent school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and other Georgia districts), and specialized state procurement divisions (Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice). Texas health agencies and Georgia school districts appear as repeat solicitors, each posting multiple opportunities for consumables food bundles that include canned potato products.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued at least three separate bids for food and consumables to supply state-supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso (IFBs HHS0017449, HHS0017872, HHS0018082) with response dates spanning June through October 2026 and contract values reaching $1.5 million annually for the Lufkin and El Paso facilities combined. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026 (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) under its OREGONBUYS system with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences at 5 percent. Georgia school districts and Gwinnett County posted food procurement bids in May and October 2026 (Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 due June 15, 2026; Burke County Public Schools due June 5, 2026; Gwinnett County IWQ 140229 due October 19, 2026) spanning hundreds of line items and delivery to multiple school locations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (due date extended to May 4, 2026) encompassing approximately 382 line items with delivery to six Texas distribution points. All posted opportunities require F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid, delivery within seven days to thirty days of order receipt, and vendor compliance with federal food safety, debarment, E-Verify, and insurance standards; most include three-reference requirements and firm pricing for initial contract periods with adjustment provisions tied to third-party market indices or mutual agreement.