UNSPSC 50471603: Canned or jarred organic giant mammoth asparagus

The variety of organic asparagus known as organic giant mammoth asparagus that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50471603 Canned or jarred organic giant mammoth asparagus is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product category, but the recent state and local activity does not align with the code's nominal scope. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code actually solicit broad shelf-stable food procurement for institutional food service — including canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, condiments, and kitchen supplies — not specifically canned asparagus or other specialty organic products. State and local governments issuing under this code span state health and human services agencies, county boards of commissioners, school nutrition programs, and state correctional departments. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) appears as a repeat buyer, with at least three recent solicitations for supplemental food and consumables to supply state supported living centers and state hospitals statewide. School districts in Georgia also represent a meaningful segment, with multiple food service bids for nutrition programs across elementary through high school campuses.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas HHSC has posted IFBs for food and consumables at El Paso and Lufkin state supported living centers and for supplemental products statewide, with estimated historical annual spend around $1.5 million and maximum potential contract values reaching $4.5 million over three years. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB in June 2026 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with a prior purchase price of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. Georgia school districts — including Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners — solicited comprehensive food bids under IFB and IWQ notices in May and June 2026 covering nearly 400 line items each, with deliveries to multiple school sites and nutrition centers. Texas HHSC IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center closed October 23, 2026, and HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumable products had a response deadline of July 13, 2026. The code shows little relevant recent activity for organic asparagus specifically; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buyer requirements suggests the code may be misapplied to these broader institutional food service procurements.