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 canned tomato products in various forms—whole, diced, sliced, stewed, or halves—that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services centers. Recent solicitations show this code sees steady demand from school districts, state departments of corrections, and health and human services agencies purchasing tomato products as ingredients for meal preparation and as components of broader food supply contracts. State agencies and school districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat buyers including the Oregon Department of Corrections, which has posted multiple canned-tomato solicitations in recent months, and several Georgia and Texas school districts and state health agencies sourcing tomato products alongside broader grocery and food-service procurement.

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Missouri, where recent solicitations show the strongest volume. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division issuing ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, with products meeting USDA Grade B or better and sodium content not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams; the same agency previously issued ITB S2910000015837 for identical quantity due February 9, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including canned goods for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued IFB #26271 for school nutrition food products including canned vegetables due June 15, 2026. These solicitations typically require USDA Grade B or better compliance, minimum twelve-month shelf life at delivery, proper code dating and country-of-origin labeling, FOB Destination delivery terms, and firm fixed pricing with quarterly or semi-annual adjustment mechanisms tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.