UNSPSC 50471601: Canned or jarred organic connover's colossal asparagus

The variety of organic asparagus known as organic connover's colossal asparagus that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50471601 Canned or jarred organic Connover's colossal asparagus, a Commodity code, frames state and local procurement activity around shelf-stable specialty produce items sourced for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations under or aligned with this code show state and local governments purchasing canned and prepared food products—including canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, condiments, and related food service consumables—for state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, senior services programs, and school nutrition programs. The work encompasses both single-vendor comprehensive food supply contracts and line-item competitive bids where asparagus and similar canned vegetables appear as part of larger food procurement portfolios. Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, county social services and board of education offices, school nutrition programs, and municipal or county senior services divisions. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia school districts emerge as repeat solicitors, though activity is distributed across multiple states and jurisdictional tiers.

Geographic spread across recent opportunities includes Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois, with Texas showing the heaviest concentration of state-level food service procurement through HHS and TDCJ. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), which encompassed 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated food products with a historical annual value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase at $13.75 per case); Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for food products across multiple categories and four school locations (due June 15, 2026); and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (due October 19, 2026). Most contracts require FOB Destination pricing with delivery within 7 to 30 days, firm pricing for initial terms with limited escalation at renewal, and compliance with federal buy-American, HACCP, debarment, and E-Verify requirements. Activity suggests sustained demand for food service supply contracts across state institutions and school districts, though organic-specific asparagus procurement does not surface explicitly in recent opportunities.