UNSPSC 50473704: Canned or jarred organic perfection fennel

The variety of organic fennel known as organic perfection fennel that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50473704 Canned or jarred organic perfection fennel, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual scope of work being solicited under this code in state and local procurement. Recent opportunities tagged with this code are soliciting bulk consumable foods — shelf-stable groceries, prepared foods, and food service supplies — for institutional food service operations, not specialized organic fennel products. State and local agencies are buying canned proteins, vegetables, condiments, dairy, grains, and disposables through invitation-for-bid (IFB) and informal-written-quote (IWQ) notices. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois), county and municipal governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Texas), and other state-supported facilities. The work being solicited is institutional food procurement and food service supply contracting for cafeterias, canteens, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and correctional facilities.

The code sees concentrated recent activity in Texas and Georgia. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), spanning 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with estimated annual quantities from 1 to 24 cases per item; Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including proteins, grains, sauces, and vegetables for the Department of Community Services (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes to meet USDA Grade B or better standards (due June 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools IFB for comprehensive food products across multiple categories serving four school locations (due June 15, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide encompassed 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Delivery terms are consistently FOB Destination, with response timeframes ranging from five to thirty days and compliance requirements including samples, references, debarment certification, and compliance with federal food standards and Buy American provisions where applicable.