UNSPSC 50466860: Canned or jarred tendergreen

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

UNSPSC 50466860 Canned or jarred tendergreen, a Commodity code, encompasses preserved vegetable products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, primarily K–12 school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and state-operated healthcare settings. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies buying canned and jarred vegetables as staple components of bulk food orders supporting daily meal preparation across multiple locations. State and local buyers span school districts of varying sizes (from small rural districts to large urban systems), state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions operating supported living centers and state hospitals, and state veterans' homes. School nutrition programs represent the dominant issuing-body category, with multiple recent opportunities from independent school districts and consolidated county systems procuring vegetables alongside other food products under annual IFB or RFP cycles tied to fiscal-year food service contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Texas, with secondary activity in Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million annually), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (response due June 19, 2026, prior purchase $13.75 per case), Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for comprehensive school food supply including canned vegetables across multiple product categories (response due June 15, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract IFB 2000004323 requiring vendors to supply 45 schools plus distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries (response due April 27, 2026). Canned vegetables appear consistently as line items within broader food supply contracts rather than as standalone procurements, typically priced as firm, fixed unit rates and subject to price adjustments tied to USDA pricing indices or Consumer Price Index formulas. Buy American provisions appear across most school district solicitations; Oregon and Texas corrections facilities apply state-level processing and residency preferences. Most contracts run annual terms (July–June for schools) with renewal or extension options spanning two to five years.