UNSPSC 50466416: Canned or jarred red alert tomatoes

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

UNSPSC 50466416 Canned or jarred red alert tomatoes is a Commodity code that state and local government food service operations procure for institutional meal preparation, particularly across school districts, corrections facilities, and health and human services agencies. Recent solicitations show this code capturing canned tomato products in multiple forms—diced, sliced, stewed, whole, and as paste—meeting USDA Grade A or B standards with sodium restrictions and minimum shelf-life requirements, typically used in volume across cafeteria and institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies mix school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, multiple Georgia school systems including Muscogee County, Liberty County, and Savannah-Chatham County, Missouri districts such as Rockwood R-VI and Ben Hill County Schools), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state supported living centers and hospitals, Illinois Veterans Home). School districts represent the largest share of recent activity, often procuring canned tomatoes as part of broader school nutrition food bids that span hundreds of line items.

The geographic spread concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia in particular, with multiple school district solicitations), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ procurement), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections), and the Midwest (Illinois, Missouri school districts). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, requiring USDA Grade B or better with sodium content not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams and minimum 12-month shelf life, with delivery to Salem's Central Distribution Center; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP commodity classes including canned goods as part of a $1.5 million historical annual value; and multiple school district food bids such as Ben Hill County Schools' IFB covering canned fruits and vegetables as line items within comprehensive grocery procurements, due June 15, 2026. ODOC applies Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each. Pricing in recent bids references historical costs ranging from $13.75 to $27.75 per case depending on product form and supplier, with firm fixed-price structures predominating and FOB Destination delivery standard. Award typically flows to lowest responsive bidders, with volume purchases in the range of 1,900 to 7,600 cases per procurement cycle.