UNSPSC 50466700: Canned or jarred yams

The type of vegetable known as yams that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466700 Canned or jarred yams is a Class code that encompasses shelf-stable preserved yam products, though state and local procurement activity under this specific code is sparse and recent solicitations have not prominently featured yams as line items. The code sits within a broader family of canned vegetables and preserved food products that state and local governments purchase for institutional food service. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show little direct relevance — the most concrete activity involves state health and human services agencies, county school districts, and corrections departments procuring comprehensive food service supplies where canned vegetables appear as categories or component items within broader consumables bids rather than as specific yam SKUs. Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), county school nutrition programs in Georgia and Texas, the Oregon Department of Corrections, state departments of criminal justice and corrections, and county boards of commissioners purchasing for senior services and state-operated residential facilities.

Geographic spread across recent opportunities concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas HHSC has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state supported living centers — notably HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, IFB due July 13, 2026) and HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, IFB due October 23, 2026) — both encompassing broad food categories where canned vegetables appear as component line items. Georgia activity includes Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, food bid due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (IFB due June 5, 2026), both soliciting comprehensive school nutrition procurement spanning nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories. Oregon Department of Corrections posted a bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated preferences and USDA Grade B or better requirements. A Texas HHSC supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) encompassed 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. Recent solicitations do not show dedicated or high-volume activity specifically for canned or jarred yams; the code appears to be a narrow commodity within larger institutional food service contracts where preserved vegetables are purchased on a consolidated basis.