UNSPSC 50467000: Canned or jarred kimchis

A type of food which is fermented and aged after preserving the vegetable, such as cabbage, radish, cucumber, pickled young radish, green onion, and others in salt and assort it with powdered red pepper, salt-fermented seafood and others.

UNSPSC 50467000 Canned or jarred kimchis, a Class code, represents a narrow specialty food category that state and local governments rarely procure directly; the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for kimchi itself, reflecting minimal activity under this specific code. State and local food procurement activity actually centers on broad-based school nutrition, corrections, and institutional support contracts spanning dozens or hundreds of line items encompassing proteins, produce, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared foods rather than single specialized fermented vegetable products. The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Douglas County School System), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home), and county boards of education across Georgia, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer segment. These jurisdictions consolidate annual or multi-year food supply contracts to feed thousands of students daily and maintain inmate and patient populations in institutional settings.

Recent opportunities posted between January and June 2026 document substantial procurement activity in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school districts as repeat buyers. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with prior period historical value of $1.5 million), the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two geographic areas (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (due April 27, 2026, serving 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens), and Rockwood R-VI School District's dual solicitations for both Net Off Invoice grocery products and comprehensive grocery items (due April 29, 2026, covering approximately 200 and 900 line items respectively). These contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 fiscal years, allow multiple or single vendor awards, require firm fixed pricing with limited midterm adjustments tied to manufacturer price increases or federal indices, and demand compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, and state-level E-Verify employment verification. Canned or jarred kimchi, if procured at all under this code, would appear as a minor line item within these larger competitive solicitations rather than as standalone dedicated opportunities.