UNSPSC 50466706: Canned or jarred japanese yams

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

UNSPSC 50466706 Canned or jarred Japanese yams, a Commodity code, sees limited direct recent procurement activity; state and local governments buying under this code solicited it as a line item within broader food service and school nutrition contracts rather than as a standalone commodity. The code appears embedded in multi-category food solicitations for state institutions, school districts, and correctional facilities where canned and jarred vegetables—including yams—are specified among dozens or hundreds of other food products. Issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), county and regional school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia), and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. These procurements treat canned and jarred vegetables as component items within aggregate food supply contracts valued at hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars annually, rather than as isolated purchases.

Recent activity centers on school nutrition programs and state facility food service across the South and Mountain West. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables bid (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, IFB covering 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a prior-period value of $1.5 million); the Ben Hill County Schools Food Bid (PE61000NONST2027000000006, IFB due June 15, 2026, spanning multiple food categories across four school locations); the Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items solicitation (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items); and the Liberty County Board of Education Food IFB (PE68910NONST2026000000049, due April 29, 2026, covering over 400 food items across 13 school delivery points in Georgia). Geographic concentration appears strongest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Illinois, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. The code shows no recent standalone RFPs or IFBs for Japanese yams alone; instead, vendors pursue this category as part of full-line food distribution contracts where canned vegetables compete against fresh, frozen, and other preserved alternatives within the broader meal-service ecosystem.