UNSPSC 50470000: Canned or jarred organic vegetables

Plants cultivated organically for an edible part, as roots, stems, leaves or flower that have been canned or jarred for preservation. To qualify as being canned or jarred the vegetable should have been subjected to one or more commercial processes for sterilizing, pressure sealing (vacuum), etc. in order to prevent contamination by microbial agents.

UNSPSC 50470000, Canned or jarred organic vegetables, is a Family code that describes shelf-stable canned and jarred produce that state and local governments buy primarily for food service operations at state-run facilities, county programs, and school districts. Recent solicitations show the code encompasses canned tomatoes, canned vegetables (as line items within broader food procurements), and jarred produce supplied to state supported living centers, county senior services programs, school nutrition operations, and state corrections facilities. The issuing bodies span Texas state health and human services agencies, Georgia and Oregon counties, Georgia school districts, and other state corrections departments. These procurements typically require USDA Grade B or better compliance, minimum 12-month shelf life at delivery, FDA/USDA labeling standards, and sodium content specifications. Vendors must meet delivery windows of 7–30 days from order receipt and provide firm, fixed unit pricing on a per-case or per-ounce basis, often with FOB Destination terms and freight included. Bidders routinely submit three or more references, certify non-debarment and E-Verify compliance, maintain liability insurance minimums between $500,000 and $1 million, and comply with state-specific restrictions (such as Texas prohibitions on abortion providers and gender reassignment procedures for minors, or Oregon resident and Oregon-fabricated goods preferences).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and a three-year potential value of $4.5 million, and posted IFB HHS0018082 for consumables for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), requesting 22 line items with annual quantities from 1 to 24 cases. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (IFB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) with the prior purchase at $13.75 per case and Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5% each. Gwinnett County, Georgia, issued an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables (due October 19, 2026) with delivery to the Senior Services Center. Burke County Public Schools and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia both solicited comprehensive food bids spanning canned vegetables and canned fruits as line items within larger school nutrition procurements, with seal dates in May and June 2026. The code sees steady activity but does not constitute a dominant commodity category within broader food service procurement; canned and jarred vegetables typically appear as one of multiple product families within a single large IFB or RFQ, rather than driving standalone commodity solicitations.