UNSPSC 50473514: Canned or jarred organic ova eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50473514 Canned or jarred organic ova eggplants, a Commodity code, reflects minimal alignment between the code's nominal scope and state and local procurement activity in the source material. Recent opportunities tagged under this code actually solicit broad food and consumable products for institutional food service—school districts, corrections facilities, health and human services agencies, and veteran homes—spanning proteins, dairy, produce, dry goods, condiments, and prepared foods, with canned or jarred eggplants either absent or incidental to the larger scope. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon), health and human services commissions (Texas), school nutrition programs across multiple districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Ben Hill County and Burke County in Georgia, Liberty County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Fairfax County in Virginia, Douglas County in Georgia, and Muscogee County in Georgia), and state veteran homes (Illinois). These are primarily school districts and state agency facilities, with activity concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest regions.

The code shows sustained procurement activity across multiple states. Recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato procurements (S2910000016089 and S2910000015837, ITBs with February 2026 response dates seeking approximately 7,616 cases each at historical pricing of $14.30–$27.75 per case); Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumable products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449, IFBs with response dates in February and July 2026, with estimated values of $1.5–$4.5 million); school district food service contracts in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia (including Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 bid with 76 minimum line items due April 27, 2026, and multiple Georgia school districts' annual nutrition program procurements due in April and May 2026); and the Illinois Veterans Home's quarterly food order RFQ for March–June 2026 (due February 24, 2026). Evaluation typically favors lowest responsive bidders meeting specifications, with pricing firm for the contract term and delivery to multiple school sites or state warehouses. The mismatch between the code's specific product focus and the broad institutional food-service scope these opportunities represent suggests either miscoding in the state procurement system or the code's use as a generic institutional food classification rather than a precise commodity designator.