UNSPSC 50466858: Canned or jarred taro shoot

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

UNSPSC 50466858 Canned or jarred taro shoot is a Commodity code for specialty preserved vegetable products that state and local governments procure as part of broader institutional food service contracts, though the code shows minimal direct solicitation activity. School districts, state corrections departments, and health and human services agencies represent the primary issuing bodies, typically bundling canned taro shoots within larger grocery, produce, or food supply RFPs rather than soliciting the item as a standalone line. Recent opportunities across Illinois, Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Missouri demonstrate that canned and jarred specialty vegetables appear as individual line items within master grocery contracts, supplemental food procurements for state-supported living centers, and school nutrition programs covering hundreds of product categories with annual contract values ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million.

The geographic spread of relevant activity centers on the Southeast (Georgia school districts including Douglas County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Muscogee County, plus Texas state agencies); the Midwest (Illinois Veterans Homes, Missouri school districts including Rockwood R-VI, and Fairfax County Virginia schools); and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from state health and human services commissions, state-supported living centers, and state corrections departments. Representative opportunities include Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items 2026-2027 IFB (due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 food line items with firm pricing for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027), Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, covering food and consumable products with historical contract value of $1.5 million), and Ben Hill County Schools School Nutrition Program Food Bid IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026, requiring Buy American Act compliance and serving four school locations). The code itself shows no standalone recent solicitations; canned taro shoots appear only as embedded line items within much larger food procurement vehicles.