UNSPSC 50466102: Canned or jarred bloomsdale spinach

The variety of spinach known as bloomsdale spinach that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466102 Canned or jarred bloomsdale spinach is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure packaged produce for institutional food service — particularly for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and health and human services operations. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers source canned spinach and related canned vegetables as part of broader food supply contracts that encompass hundreds of line items spanning produce, proteins, dairy, and dry goods. The code sits within a larger ecosystem of institutional food procurement where individual canned vegetables are one component of comprehensive nutritional supply chains. Issuing bodies soliciting food products under this code include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county and regional school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; Ben Hill County in Georgia; Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia; Douglas County in Georgia; Fairfax County in Virginia), and veterans' homes (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy). School nutrition programs drive the majority of recent activity, with districts regularly bundling canned vegetables alongside fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods in annual food supply contracts.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Texas, with significant recent procurement volume in Georgia (multiple school districts), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ), and scattered activity in Oregon (Department of Corrections), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Illinois (Veterans Home). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued HHS0016792 and HHS0017449, two substantial IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with responses due between February 23 and July 13, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016089 for tomato paste and S2910000015837 for canned tomatoes, both with responses due in early February 2026. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia posted IFB #26271 for a comprehensive school food bid due June 15, 2026, while Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract under IFB 2000004323 with responses due April 27, 2026. Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 to align with school fiscal years, with initial terms of one year and renewal options extending two to four additional years. Contract values typically reach millions annually — the Texas HHS procurement shows a maximum potential of $4.5 million over three years, and the Douglas County School System's food supply RFP estimates annual expenditure of approximately $9 million.