UNSPSC 50466115: Canned or jarred water spinach

The type of vegetable known as water spinach that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466115 Canned or jarred water spinach is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within the broader institutional food procurement market, though state and local opportunities tagged to this specific code show minimal recent activity aligned with the code's literal scope. The recent solicitations under or near this code span institutional food service for state health and human services facilities, corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and county social services, purchasing dozens to hundreds of line items in bulk across fresh, frozen, canned, and processed food categories. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state agencies, Georgia state agencies), county governments (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), and independent school districts. The mix reflects the dominance of institutional nutrition procurement—state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and K–12 school cafeterias are the primary consumers. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, with multiple recent IFBs for consumables and food products across its facilities.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and Pacific Northwest. Texas, Georgia, and Oregon show the most documented activity over the past four months. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumable foods, 22 line items, bids due October 23, 2026), the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 (approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items, quotes due October 19, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for canned tomatoes (7,616 cases, bids due June 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (comprehensive school nutrition food bid, bids due June 15, 2026). State and local governments under this code pursue firm fixed pricing on FOB Destination terms, require 3–7 day delivery windows, and demand compliance with USDA grade standards, FDA labeling, and federal nutrition mandates (Buy American Act for schools, child nutrition meal pattern compliance). The code shows little evidence of sole-source or cooperative purchasing vehicle adoption; competition is primarily through traditional sealed-bid IFB and informal written quote (IWQ) processes.