UNSPSC 50466414: Canned or jarred minibel tomatoes

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

UNSPSC 50466414 Canned or jarred minibel tomatoes is a Commodity code capturing a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school districts, corrections facilities, and health and human services agencies purchasing canned tomatoes as component ingredients in meal preparation and cafeteria operations. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and state health agencies buying canned tomatoes as part of broader food supply contracts; the code's nominal specificity (minibel variety) diverges from actual procurement patterns, which treat canned tomatoes generically across multiple forms — diced, whole, stewed, or sliced — with USDA Grade B or better compliance and sodium limits of 240 mg per 100 grams. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, school districts spanning elementary through high school levels, county and regional school systems, and state health and human services commissions operating state hospitals and supported living centers. The purchasing pattern reflects demand-driven, repetitive procurement cycles tied to fiscal-year food service contracts, with school nutrition programs dominating the recent opportunity volume.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two recent canned-tomato solicitations — an ITB for approximately 7,616 cases due February 9, 2026 (S2910000015837) and a June 19, 2026 closing (S2910000017145) — with historical pricing anchored at $14.30 per case and Oregon fabrication preferences of 5 percent. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) each issued multi-category food procurement RFPs and IFBs in late 2025 and early 2026 that included canned tomatoes as line items within 200-plus-item grocery solicitations. Illinois Veterans Home (Quincy) issued quarterly food RFQs in February and June 2026 encompassing produce and prepared foods. School districts typically consolidate canned-tomato procurement into annual or multi-quarter IFBs with firm fixed pricing for 12-month or 24-month terms, evaluation on lowest responsive bid, and payment Net 30 days from delivery acceptance; corrections and state health agencies follow similar structures with delivery to central distribution or multiple facility locations and preference or set-aside language applied inconsistently across jurisdictions.