UNSPSC 50466703: Canned or jarred chinese yams

The variety of yams known as chinese yams that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466703 Canned or jarred Chinese yams, a Commodity code, sees limited recent solicitation activity at the state and local level, with no posted opportunities directly specifying this product line in the recent opportunities block. State and local procurement under this code, when it occurs, typically supplies institutional food service operations—state correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and veterans' homes—as demand-driven items within broader food service contracts. The issuing bodies purchasing canned vegetables and specialty products include state departments (corrections, health and human services), school districts, and special-purpose institutional facilities. Geographic activity concentrates in states with active institutional food procurement: Texas (HHSC, TDCJ), Oregon (ODOC), Georgia (multiple school districts), Illinois (state veterans homes), and Missouri (school districts).

The recent opportunities block shows substantial procurement of canned and processed food products within bundled food service solicitations—Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicitations for state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0017449, HHS0016792, HHS0016792V2) covering 210 line items each of supplemental food and consumables with estimated values in the $1.5 million to $4.5 million range; Oregon Department of Corrections canned tomato procurements (S2910000016089, S2910000016405) for approximately 1,900 to 7,600 cases per solicitation; and school district food bids across Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia encompassing hundreds of line items with firm fixed pricing over annual contract periods July 1 through June 30. Awards are made on lowest responsive bid or best-value basis with preference for Oregon-fabricated products where applicable. The code itself does not appear in any single recent opportunity notice header, indicating that Chinese yams—whether fresh, frozen, or canned—are sourced as component items within larger commodity bundles rather than as standalone line items. Business development pursuit would require participation in broad-scope food service RFPs and IFBs where canned specialty vegetables are minor components of extensive product catalogs.