UNSPSC 50466106: Canned or jarred lamb's quarters spinach

The variety of spinach known as lamb's quarters spinach that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466106 Canned or jarred lamb's quarters spinach is a Commodity code under which state and local governments purchase canned and jarred vegetable products, primarily through institutional food-service solicitations for schools, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies. The recent activity shows that this code sits within a broader market for canned vegetables supplied to state agencies, school nutrition programs, and state-supported living centers, where procurement officers source product lines alongside tomatoes, condiments, and other shelf-stable foods as components of larger food-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items.

State departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, school districts, and independent school nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeated solicitations from Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and multiple Georgia and Missouri school districts. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Missouri, with secondary activity in Illinois and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with historical contract value of $1.5 million annually; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016089 for tomato paste (due March 9, 2026), seeking approximately 1,904 cases for delivery to the Central Distribution Center; and multiple school district food-supply RFPs and IFBs such as the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 (due February 18, 2026) for food supply and distribution services with estimated annual expenditure of $9 million. These solicitations consistently specify USDA Grade standards, sodium-content limits, shelf-life minimums, Buy American compliance, and FOB-Destination pricing with all transportation included, and award decisions prioritize lowest responsive bidder or best value on a line-item basis, often allowing multiple vendors per product category.