UNSPSC 50465700: Canned or jarred rutabagas

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

UNSPSC 50465700 Canned or jarred rutabagas is a Class code that captures state and local procurement of prepared vegetable products for institutional food service operations. However, the recent opportunities block shows no bids specifically for rutabagas; instead, the tagged solicitations reflect broader food-service buying patterns where canned and jarred vegetables appear as line items within larger grocery, produce, and food-supply contracts. The code's nominal scope does not align closely with the work actually being solicited under it in the state and local market.

State and local buyers using this code tier operate across school districts, state agencies, and institutional facilities. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity—Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all solicit food contracts that encompass canned vegetables as subordinate items within master grocery or food-supply RFPs and IFBs. State correctional and health agencies also participate: the Oregon Department of Corrections issued separate ITBs for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, due February 9 and June 19, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) and HHS0016792 (due February 23, 2026, with maximum value $4.5 million over three years); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products including canned vegetables under IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026). The State of Illinois and the State of Georgia also appear as buyers of weekly food orders and produce, with canned goods typically listed as support items. School districts and state agencies award contracts on a line-item or comprehensive basis, often to single or multiple vendors, with firm fixed pricing for the contract period and price adjustments permitted only at renewal or upon documented cost increases (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index). Geographic spread encompasses Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia, with school-based procurement concentrated in Georgia and Missouri and state-agency procurement active in Texas and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato solicitation (S2910000016405, 7,616 cases, Oregon Buys, due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM PST, with 5% Oregon-fabricated and 5% resident-bidder preferences); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, 76+ line items minimum, sealed bids due April 27, 2026, serving 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens, contract term July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 with four renewal options); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food solicitation for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0017449, covering NIGP Classes 380, 385, 390, 393, due July 13, 2026, historical monthly spend $1.5 million, contract term September 1, 2026–August 31, 2028 with extension option). Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, USDA grade standards, and minimum insurance coverage ($500,000 to $2 million) appear uniformly across school and state agency bids. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are named in the available documentation.