UNSPSC 50466424: Canned or jarred tumbler tomatoes

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

UNSPSC 50466424 Canned or jarred tumbler tomatoes, a Commodity code, covers shelf-stable canned tomato products—sliced, diced, stewed, halves, or whole—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, primarily through school nutrition programs and state facilities. Recent solicitations show governments buying canned tomatoes in bulk quantities (7,616 cases in one Oregon Department of Corrections procurement) for cafeteria operations, senior services, and residential facilities, often bundled with other shelf-stable food products in broader food service contracts. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies, state correctional departments, and local school districts. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers; school districts in Georgia and Texas are also active in the space.

Procurement activity concentrates in Texas and Oregon. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB in June 2026 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (USDA Grade B or better) due June 19, 2026, with Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders receiving a 5 percent preference; the prior February 2026 purchase priced at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with one encompassing 210 line items at a maximum three-year value of $4.5 million (due March 19, 2026) and another for El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period guideline value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026). School districts in Georgia—Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, and Burke County Public Schools—also solicit canned vegetables and tomatoes as line items within broader school nutrition food bids due in May and June 2026. Canned tomato specifications consistently require USDA Grade B or better, 12 months minimum shelf life remaining at delivery, proper code dating and country-of-origin labeling, and sodium content not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams. Delivery is FOB Destination with transportation included in pricing, typically due within 30 days of purchase order issuance.