UNSPSC 50466705: Canned or jarred greater yams

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

UNSPSC 50466705 Canned or jarred greater yams is a Commodity code purchasing canned yam products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct activity under this specific code. State and local government food procurement operates primarily through broader grocery and food supply contracts rather than discrete commodity bids targeting single preserved vegetable items. When canned yams appear in opportunity records, they are nested within comprehensive food service solicitations serving schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers—food contracts that bundle hundreds of line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and prepared foods.

Issuing bodies soliciting under related broad food categories span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Ben Hill County Schools), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and supported living facilities (Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). Geographic spread of recent food procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026, with historical contract value of $1.5 million for September 2025–August 2026), the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (bids due April 27, 2026, with firm pricing required for 365 days), and the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services grocery solicitations for approximately 200 and 900 line items respectively (bids due April 29, 2026, with electronic submission via NutriKids format). Canned or jarred yams as a standalone procurement category shows no recent dedicated solicitation activity in the opportunity block; vendors pursuing this code should monitor broader institutional food service RFPs and IFBs that specify preserved vegetable items as part of multi-category food supply contracts.