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 under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable vegetable products, primarily canned tomatoes and mixed canned vegetables, as components of larger food-service contracts supplying institutional cafeterias, food banks, and state facilities. Recent solicitations show the code is applied to consumables procurement across state health and human services departments, county and municipal food-service operations, and school nutrition programs. Work centers on bulk purchase of USDA-compliant canned and jarred products meeting federal food safety standards, with delivery to institutional distribution centers or multiple end-use locations, firm fixed pricing on a per-unit or per-case basis, and compliance with federal Buy American requirements where applicable. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, independent school districts, and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple customer agencies. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia school districts appear as repeat buyers in the recent-opportunities block.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary recent solicitations in Oregon and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, with pricing capped at the prior-purchase rate of $13.75 per case and Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent applied to evaluation. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years) and for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period value of $1.5 million). Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia posted an IFB for food products with multiple canned-vegetable and canned-protein line items, bids due June 15, 2026. Burke County Public Schools in Georgia sought sealed bids for school nutrition encompassing nearly 400 line items with canned fruits and vegetables, sealed bids due June 5, 2026. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items including canned and fresh vegetables, response deadline May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2).