UNSPSC 50466405: Canned or jarred cherry belle tomatoes

The variety of tomatoes known as cherry belle tomatoes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466405 Canned or jarred cherry belle tomatoes, a Commodity code, encompasses canned and jarred tomato products in various forms—sliced, diced, stewed, whole, or halves—that state and local governments buy primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts (elementary through high school systems), state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies operating supported living centers and hospitals, and state veterans homes. The work being solicited covers food procurement for cafeteria operations, with canned tomatoes serving as a staple ingredient across child nutrition programs, correctional facility food service, and state institutional meal planning. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying canned tomatoes as line items within larger food supply contracts rather than as standalone procurements, though dedicated tomato-only bids also appear; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued separate ITBs for canned tomatoes in January and June 2026, each seeking approximately 7,600 cases, while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and state-supported living centers bundle canned goods into broader food and consumable product solicitations covering 210 or more line items.

The code sees active procurement across multiple states, with the most recent and concentrated activity in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division has issued at least two separate ITBs for canned tomatoes (S2910000016089 due February 9, 2026, and S2910000017145 due June 19, 2026), each specifying USDA Grade B or better, sodium limits not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams, and minimum twelve-month shelf life, with the June 2026 solicitation applying Oregon fabrication and resident-bidder preferences at five percent each and requiring delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division procures supplemental food and consumables including canned goods for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, as evidenced by IFB HHS0016792 (issued February 26, 2026, due February 23, 2026) and HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026), the latter covering the El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period. School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB due June 15, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (IFB due April 29, 2026), Muscogee County School District (ITB due April 27, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34 due April 23, 2026), and Douglas County School System (RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative due March 4, 2026 covering 30 districts)—regularly purchase canned tomatoes and vegetables as part of comprehensive food supply and nutrition contracts. The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy issued an RFQ for quarterly food orders (27497DVAQUINCB52821 due June 26, 2026, and 26497DVAQUINCB51106 due February 24, 2026) that include canned goods among weekly food line items. Pricing and award patterns vary: the Oregon Department of Corrections paid $14.30 per case for whole tomatoes from Highland Wholesale as of August 2025 and $13.75 per case in February 2026 from California Healthy Harvest, with all bids required to be firm fixed FOB Destination including transportation and fuel charges. School districts emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American Act requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), and sodium limits, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30 and allowing price adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index or USDA Agricultural Marketing Service data. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are specified in recent solicitations, and all qualified vendors meeting insurance, compliance, and experience requirements are eligible to compete.