UNSPSC 50473511: Canned or jarred organic long purple eggplants

The variety of organic eggplants known as organic long purple eggplants that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50473511 Canned or jarred organic long purple eggplants (Commodity) sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity; the code name does not align with the types of food products actually being solicited under it in practice. Recent opportunities tagged to this code are pursuing shelf-stable packaged foods—canned vegetables, proteins, condiments, and consumable supplies—for institutional food service operations including state supported living centers, correctional facilities, schools, and county senior services, rather than specialty organic eggplant products. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state corrections departments, school districts, and county governments. The work spans requisitions from a few dozen line items (county-level) to several hundred (state systems), with delivery typically required within seven days of order and pricing evaluated on unit cost. Recent solicitations from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0018082, October 23, 2026, and IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center, July 13, 2026) and the Oregon Department of Corrections (canned tomatoes, June 19, 2026) illustrate the actual scope—mass procurement of nonperishable institutional foodstuffs rather than premium or specialty ingredients.

Activity appears concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with school districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Statewide Procurement Division, May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas) representing recent high-volume opportunities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792v2, maximum $4.5 million over three years) and Ben Hill County Schools' food bid (June 15, 2026) represent larger-scale contracts. No standout repeat institutional buyers emerge from the record beyond the Texas HHS system. The geographic spread does not support a narrow focus; activity is scattered across multiple states and appears episodic rather than concentrated. The mismatch between the code name and recent solicitation content—organic eggplants versus mass-market canned and frozen foodstuffs—suggests this code may be misapplied by issuing authorities or that the code does not reflect current institutional purchasing patterns.