UNSPSC 50466818: Canned or jarred chickpeas

The type of vegetable known as chickpeas that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466818 Canned or jarred chickpeas is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy as a component of broader food procurement for institutional food service operations — school districts, state health and human services facilities, and corrections departments source canned chickpeas as line items within RFPs and IFBs for quarterly or annual food supply contracts that span dozens or hundreds of food product categories. While the recent-opportunities block does not isolate a dedicated chickpeas solicitation, the code sits within procurement streams where state agencies and school nutrition programs regularly bid canned legumes alongside proteins, vegetables, grains, and prepared foods as part of demand-driven, fixed-price term contracts. Issuing bodies buying under this code include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas, Illinois), state health and human services commissions and supported living centers (Texas), county and independent school districts (Fairfax County Schools in Virginia, Burke County and Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Liberty County and Muscogee County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, Douglas County and Ben Hill County in Georgia), and state veterans homes (Illinois). School nutrition programs are the most frequent and consistent buyers, procuring canned vegetables and legumes to meet USDA Child Nutrition meal pattern compliance, whole-grain and low-sodium nutrition standards, and Buy American Act requirements mandating domestic-origin or domestic-processed components.

The code sees recent activity concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida region) and Upper Midwest (Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin corridor), with additional procurement posted by Oregon and Texas corrections departments. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services' IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026) for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with a June 13, 2026 response deadline under a $1.5 million historical value guideline; Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services' grocery line-item solicitation (posted March 31, 2026) comprising over 900 line items with electronic bids due April 29, 2026; Ben Hill County Schools School Nutrition Program's comprehensive food bid (posted May 19, 2026) with bids due June 15, 2026 and four school delivery locations; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, posted April 6, 2026) requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with sealed bids due April 27, 2026. All of these procurements embed canned and jarred legumes including chickpeas within large, multi-category food supply contracts with firm fixed pricing, volume-based estimated quantities, renewal options spanning multiple years, and quarterly or semi-annual price adjustments tied to USDA commodity indices or the Consumer Price Index.