UNSPSC 50466854: Canned or jarred spoonwart

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

UNSPSC 50466854 Canned or jarred spoonwart, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of canned or jarred vegetable products for institutional food service, though the recent-opportunities block shows state and local governments soliciting canned vegetables under this code primarily through broad-scope school nutrition and institutional dining contracts rather than spoonwart-specific purchases. The code sees active use among school districts, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, and state veterans homes across multiple jurisdictions. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple Georgia and Missouri school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Douglas County School System) soliciting food products including canned vegetables as part of comprehensive grocery or produce procurements. State agencies including the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home, and State of Georgia also regularly solicit canned vegetable products to support institutional feeding operations. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, with school districts representing the highest-frequency buyers.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the procurement pattern: the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB on February 20, 2026, for approximately 1,904 cases of tomato paste (closely related to spoonwart as a canned vegetable product) with a response deadline of March 9, 2026, and again on June 5, 2026, for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with delivery to Salem, Oregon due by June 19, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) posted an IFB on May 19, 2026, for comprehensive food products including canned vegetables, with sealed bids due June 15, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured supplemental food and consumable products including canned goods for state hospitals and supported living centers under IFB HHS0017449, with proposals due July 13, 2026. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited master grocery K-12 supplies under IFB 2000004323 with a response deadline of April 27, 2026, requiring minimum 76-item bid participation. Contract values for these integrated food procurements range from approximately $52,000 to $9,000,000 annually depending on facility size and scope, with most school district contracts covering calendar years July through June and including renewal options of one to four additional years. Oregon applies a five percent preference for in-state fabricated or processed goods and a five percent preference for resident bidders; other jurisdictions enforce Buy American provisions requiring domestic-grown agricultural components or U.S. processing. Canned vegetables and related products are typically priced firm and fixed through the initial contract term with adjustments permitted only at renewal periods or upon documented manufacturer price changes exceeding specified thresholds (commonly 5 to 10 percent).