UNSPSC 50472714: Canned or jarred organic standard bearer celery

The variety of organic celery known as organic standard bearer celery that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50472714 Canned or jarred organic standard bearer celery, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within institutional food service procurement, though the recent solicitation record shows virtually no direct demand for this specific item and significant misalignment between the code's nominal scope and what state and local governments are actually buying. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state health and human services departments, county school districts, county boards of commissioners, and departments of corrections across multiple states. The scope of work nominally addresses shelf-stable canned or jarred celery products meeting organic and standard-bearer specifications, yet recent opportunities show institutional buyers procuring broad consumables categories—prepared foods, frozen proteins, dairy, fresh produce, dried goods, condiments, and food service supplies—without explicit reference to canned celery as a line item. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (posted June 11, 2026, responses due July 13, 2026), covering approximately 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated food products with a historical contract value of $1.5 million; and the Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for school nutrition program food (posted May 19, 2026, bids due June 15, 2026), encompassing hundreds of line items across produce, meat, seafood, dairy, seasonings, bread, and kitchen supplies.

The code sees activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on recent postings. Texas health and human services and corrections procurement dominates the record, with multiple solicitations from HHSC for state supported living centers and TDCJ cafeteria food products issued between May and August 2026. Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools issued comprehensive food bids in May and June 2026 for school nutrition programs serving multiple school locations. Oregon Department of Corrections posted a canned tomato procurement (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases at $13.75 per case from the prior award, and an unspecified potato bid (S2910000017460, due July 27, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity; no posted opportunity explicitly names canned celery as a deliverable, and broader food service aggregates dominate institutional purchasing. Vendors pursuing this code should treat it as a niche component of larger food service contracts rather than a standalone procurement driver.