UNSPSC 50472000: Canned or jarred organic broccoli

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

UNSPSC 50472000 Canned or jarred organic broccoli, a Class code, encompasses canned and jarred broccoli products—including fresh-pack, organically certified, or conventional varieties—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and state facility kitchens. The code sees steady activity from school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and state-supported living centers, with school districts and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appearing as repeat buyers in recent solicitations. The scope of work varies from single-item specialty purchases to comprehensive multi-line food procurement cycles; broccoli products typically appear as one line item within broader weekly food orders, quarterly produce requisitions, or annual grocery contracts that bundle fresh, frozen, canned, and prepared foods for cafeteria and dietary operations.

Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing bodies. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with broccoli and other vegetables embedded in 210-line-item procurement cycles. The Oregon Department of Corrections, school districts in Georgia (including Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), and the State of Illinois through its Veterans Home have all solicited food contracts incorporating canned or frozen vegetables. The Illinois Veterans Home issued RFQ 27497DVAQUINCB52821 on June 18, 2026, for quarterly weekly food orders covering July–September 2026 with a response due date of June 26, 2026; similarly, the Texas HHSC issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with firm fixed unit rates on Exhibit C and pricing adjustable only at HHSC's discretion tied to Consumer Price Index. School nutrition programs typically embed broccoli and other vegetables in annual food bids—such as the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) grocery items procurement of April 29, 2026, and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) Master Grocery K-12 contract due April 27, 2026—where broccoli appears alongside hundreds of other line items and is priced per case or per serving under firm fixed terms with renewal options spanning one to five years.