UNSPSC 50466002: Canned or jarred garden sorrel

The variety of sorrel known as garden sorrel that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466002 Canned or jarred garden sorrel is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local government procurement of canned and jarred vegetable products far more broadly than its specific product name suggests. Recent solicitations show governments using this code classification for bulk purchases of canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and generalized canned produce to supply correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, veterans' homes, and health services facilities. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health services, county and municipal school districts, and state veterans' homes across multiple states. Work being solicited includes canned or jarred vegetables supplied in bulk case quantities—typically measured in hundreds to thousands of cases per contract—with firm fixed pricing, delivery to central distribution centers or school cafeterias, and compliance with USDA grade standards and FDA food safety requirements including minimum shelf-life guarantees and sodium-content limits.

Recent activity clusters heavily in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITB solicitations for canned tomatoes and tomato paste (S2910000016405, S2910000016089, S2910000015837), with response dates in February and March 2026 and quantities ranging from approximately 1,904 cases of tomato paste to 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including canned goods for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with historical spending at $1.5 million annually. Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools and Liberty County Board of Education have solicited comprehensive food bids with significant canned vegetable line items under IFBs due in April and May 2026. The State of Illinois issued RFQ 27497DVAQUINCB52821 for quarterly weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, due June 26, 2026. Evaluation is typically lowest responsive bid or best value, with preference programs (Oregon's 5% preference for in-state fabrication and processing, Texas HHSC's CPA Vendor Performance Tracking System verification) applied in some jurisdictions. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear consistently across these solicitations.