UNSPSC 50466116: Canned or jarred wild spinach

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

UNSPSC 50466116 Canned or jarred wild spinach is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetable products, specifically wild spinach and related dark leafy greens in processed form, purchased by state agencies, counties, school districts, and correctional systems for institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy this commodity as part of broader food service contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services facilities. The goods are typically procured in cases, with specifications requiring compliance with USDA or FDA standards, minimum shelf life requirements (usually 12 months or greater), proper labeling and nutrition facts, and delivery within specified timeframes to centralized distribution points or individual facility locations. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners and their senior services divisions, school district nutrition programs, and state-operated food service operations. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) appears as a repeat buyer, having solicited supplemental and consumable food products for multiple state-supported living centers and hospital facilities throughout the fiscal year.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables—including HHS0018082 for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB posted October 16, 2026, bids due October 23, 2026) and HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB posted June 11, 2026, proposals due July 13, 2026)—where canned vegetables appear as line items within broader food service procurement scopes. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026 (IFB S2910000017145, bids due June 19, 2026), with Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidder preferences of 5 percent applied at evaluation. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued a school food bid in May 2026 (IFB #26271, bids due June 15, 2026) covering canned vegetables among nearly 400 line items, and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia sought similar comprehensive grocery procurement including canned fruits and vegetables across five schools (PE55037NONST2027000000007, bids due June 5, 2026). Canned or jarred wild spinach appears not as a standalone line item in recent postings but as part of the broader "canned vegetables" category within institutional food service contracts; vendors pursuing this Commodity code should expect to bid on it as one component of larger food procurement packages rather than as a sole-source item.