UNSPSC 50466421: Canned or jarred super beefsteak tomatoes

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

UNSPSC 50466421 Canned or jarred super beefsteak tomatoes (Commodity) covers shelf-stable canned tomato products that state and local governments purchase for institutional food service operations—primarily state health and human services facilities, corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The code captures both single-item tomato buys and tomato as one line item within larger consumables procurements. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned tomatoes in cases (ranging from 50 to 7,616 cases per bid), with product specifications typically calling for USDA Grade B or better, multiple forms (diced, sliced, stewed, whole), sodium limits, and minimum shelf life remaining at delivery. Issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions operating state supported living centers and hospitals, state corrections departments, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and departments of community services. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, with multiple solicitations for consumables at state facilities that include canned tomatoes among dozens of line items.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB on June 5, 2026 (due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better with a prior-purchase benchmark of $13.75 per case from February 2026; Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders each receive a 5 percent evaluation preference. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables under IFB HHS0016792V2 (posted May 19, 2026, due March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items including canned tomatoes for state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with a three-year potential value of $4.5 million and price adjustments limited to 10 percent at renewal. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued an IFB (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) for a comprehensive school nutrition food bid across four schools with canned vegetables specified as part of hundreds of line items and Buy American Act compliance required. Canned tomatoes as a standalone commodity draw bids monthly but typically appear as one line item within much larger food service awards; standalone tomato buys signal operational urgency or inventory depletion at institutional facilities.