UNSPSC 50473205: Canned or jarred organic aspen corn

The variety of organic corn known as organic aspen corn that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50473205 Canned or jarred organic aspen corn is a Commodity code that state and local governments purchase as part of broader food procurement for institutional food service operations—institutional kitchens, school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. The code sees activity primarily through school districts and state agencies issuing food procurement RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs that bundle canned vegetables, including canned corn, alongside dozens or hundreds of other food line items. Issuing bodies include county and independent school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple districts in Georgia and other states soliciting food contracts that include canned vegetables as line items within larger commodity groups.

The geographic spread centers on the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and includes Texas, Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon, with school district procurement concentrated in Georgia and multi-state participation through cooperative buying agreements. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, bid deadline June 19, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including canned goods for state-supported living centers (proposals due July 13, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools issuing IFB #26271 for comprehensive food procurement across multiple categories including canned fruits and vegetables (bids due June 15, 2026), and the Rockwood R-VI School District issuing bids for grocery items encompassing canned goods for the 2026-2027 school year (bids due April 29, 2026). The code shows no activity distinct from the broader institutional food procurement category; canned or jarred corn appears as one line item among hundreds in larger solicitations, with evaluation based on lowest responsive bid, compliance with USDA or equivalent food standards, delivery timeliness, and pricing competitiveness within the full food service contract scope.