UNSPSC 50465911: Canned or jarred topper shallots

The variety of shallots known as topper shallots that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50465911 Canned or jarred topper shallots (Commodity) appears in recent state and local procurement activity primarily as part of broader food supply buys for institutional food service operations—school nutrition programs, state health and human services facilities, and correctional institutions—rather than as a standalone line-item solicitation. The code sits within a dense procurement landscape dominated by school districts, state departments of corrections, and health and human services commissions procuring hundreds of food and consumable line items under single RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned and jarred vegetables and condiments as components of comprehensive institutional food service contracts, with shallots and similar specialty vegetables typically bundled into line-item pricing structures within larger produce and grocery procurement vehicles. Illinois Veterans Homes, Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities, Oregon Department of Corrections, and multiple Georgia and Missouri school districts have all posted food solicitations in the past four months that encompass specialty vegetables, condiments, and prepared food ingredients alongside proteins, grains, and staple items.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Missouri) and includes active procurement from Texas, Oregon, and Illinois, with school districts representing the dominant issuing body type followed by state health and human services commissions and correctional departments. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumable products, response due July 13, 2026, spanning NIGP Classes 380, 385, 390, and 393), the Rockwood R-VI School District child nutrition services grocery items RFQ (April 29, 2026 deadline, covering over 900 line items), Ben Hill County Schools IFB (June 15, 2026, four school locations), and Liberty County Board of Education IFB (April 29, 2026, 13 school delivery points). No recent opportunities explicitly isolate canned or jarred shallots as a standalone commodity; instead, the code activity reflects inclusion in cost-plus-percentage or fixed unit-rate pricing schedules where specialty condiments and vegetables are priced alongside mainstream grocery items. Vendors pursuing this code should expect competitive bidding on line-item bases within large institutional food service contracts rather than dedicated shallot procurement.