UNSPSC 50466401: Canned or jarred ailsa craig tomatoes

The variety of tomatoes known as ailsa craig tomatoes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466401 Canned or jarred ailsa craig tomatoes is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure canned tomato products in various forms—sliced, diced, stewed, halves, or whole—to supply institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and veterans homes. Recent solicitations show buying bodies purchasing these products to fulfill weekly and quarterly food orders, annual nutrition contracts, and supplemental consumable supplies for state-operated facilities. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, school districts, and state veterans homes. Recent activity centers on institutional procurement where tomato products serve as staple ingredients across diverse menu applications, with specifications typically requiring USDA Grade B or better, sodium limits not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams, minimum twelve-month shelf life at delivery, and full FDA compliance.

The code shows concentrated recent activity across Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued back-to-back solicitations in January and June 2026 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes each, with the June ITB S2910000017145 due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM PST specifying delivery to Salem's Central Distribution Center and applying five percent preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders; the prior purchase from California Healthy Harvest priced at $13.75 per case provides reference pricing. Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurements for supplemental food and consumable products statewide (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, and HHS0016792, due February 23, 2026) encompass canned goods alongside fresh, frozen, and dry products across 210 line items serving state hospitals and supported living centers. The State of Illinois issued quarterly food orders through the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (RFQ 27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026, and 26497DVAQUINCB51106, due February 24, 2026). School nutrition programs in Georgia and Missouri embedded canned tomato items within larger grocery procurements—Liberty County Board of Education (IFB due April 29, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District (grocery bids due April 29, 2026) both solicited canned goods as line items within multi-hundred-item food supply contracts. All recent solicitations require firm, fixed pricing delivered to point of consumption with transportation included, and evaluate on lowest responsive bid or best value to the procuring entity.