UNSPSC 50466834: Canned or jarred jicama

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

UNSPSC 50466834 Canned or jarred jicama, a Commodity code, sees limited recent procurement activity from state and local governments. The code's nominal scope — preserved jicama products — does not align with the actual work state and local jurisdictions are buying: recent solicitations tagged under this code are predominantly broad-based food service procurements for school districts, state agencies, and correctional facilities that span dozens or hundreds of line items across fresh produce, proteins, dairy, frozen items, canned goods, and consumable supplies. The mismatch between code classification and actual purchasing reflects common state-local taxonomy inconsistencies where food service RFPs and IFBs are tagged to commodity-specific codes even when the scope encompasses dozens of unrelated product categories. No recent solicitation specifically requests canned or jarred jicama or names it as a line item.

School districts dominate issuing activity under this code heading, with recent RFPs and IFBs from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia). State agency procurement also appears in broader food service solicitations from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and Georgia state agencies. Geographic concentration runs heavily to Georgia school districts, with secondary activity in Missouri, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC Food and Consumable Products IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated food for state hospitals and supported living centers with historical spend of $1.5 million annually) and the Oregon Department of Corrections Canned Tomatoes ITB (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, for 7,616 cases at FOB Destination with 5 percent Oregon-preference pricing). The code shows no meaningful jicama-specific activity; business development teams pursuing this commodity should verify actual line-item inclusion with issuing bodies before bid preparation, as food service consolidation RFPs frequently mislabel the UNSPSC tier.