UNSPSC 50471900: Canned or jarred organic beets

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

UNSPSC 50471900 Canned or jarred organic beets is a Class code. State and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying broad food-service supplies for institutional operations—schools, correctional facilities, health and human services centers, and veterans homes—where canned and jarred produce items like beets appear as line items within much larger food supply contracts. The recent activity shows that canned beets and similar shelf-stable vegetables are solicited as components of weekly food orders, quarterly food procurement cycles, and annual grocery supply contracts, often alongside proteins, dairy, grains, and fresh produce rather than as standalone specialty items. Issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Burke County Public Schools in Georgia; Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Douglas County School System in Georgia), state-run facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers; Oregon Department of Corrections; Illinois Veterans Home), and public agencies managing employee food service. School districts dominate the recent opportunity mix, typically issuing IFBs or RFPs annually or quarterly to establish multi-month or year-long supply agreements with firm-fixed or cost-plus pricing structures.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary presence in Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 IFB for multiple food categories across four school locations with a contract period running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products supplying the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-year value of $1.5 million; Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at $13.75 per case, delivered in eight truckloads to Salem; and Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 supplies to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries and a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Most school-district solicitations require Buy American compliance (domestic agricultural commodities or U.S.-processed goods meeting 51 percent domestic content thresholds), whole-grain and low-sodium specifications, HACCP food-safety plans, and comprehensive vendor insurance coverage. Contract values for school nutrition programs range from several hundred thousand to $9 million annually depending on district size and scope, while state facility procurements (Texas, Oregon, Illinois) span $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multi-year periods. Pricing structures typically remain firm for the initial contract period with subsequent adjustments permitted only through verified third-party indices such as USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index reports, and awards favor lowest responsive, responsible bidders meeting specification compliance and delivery performance standards.