UNSPSC 50466409: Canned or jarred gardener's delight tomatoes

The variety of tomatoes known as gardener's delight tomatoes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466409 Canned or jarred gardener's delight tomatoes, a Commodity code, covers canned and jarred tomato products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services operations. School districts dominate recent activity under this code, soliciting tomato products as part of broader food service contracts; state departments of corrections and health agencies also procure canned tomatoes in volume for inmate and patient meals. Recent opportunities show school districts and state agencies buying sliced, diced, stewed, whole, and paste varieties of tomato products in cases, with sodium limits, USDA Grade B or better standards, and minimum shelf-life requirements typically specified.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia), state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services commissions (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state veterans homes (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy). Oregon's Department of Corrections has posted multiple canned-tomato solicitations—an ITB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, and an earlier ITB for 1,904 cases of tomato paste due March 9, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued two separate IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products covering state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with canned tomatoes included as line items. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts), Oregon (correctional operations), Texas (health services), Virginia (Fairfax County), Missouri (Rockwood Schools), and Illinois (veterans home). The Oregon and Texas opportunities document historical incumbent pricing—$14.30 per case for whole tomatoes from Highland Wholesale (Oregon, August 2025) and $27.75 per case for tomato paste from Highland Wholesale (Oregon, May 2025)—and both Oregon solicitations apply five-percent preferences for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidders. School district contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 annually with renewal options, while state agency contracts vary in term length and renewal provisions.