UNSPSC 50473705: Canned or jarred organic sirio fennel

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

UNSPSC 50473705 Canned or jarred organic sirio fennel is a Commodity code that captures shelf-stable packaged vegetables and related food products procured by state and local institutional food services, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show limited direct activity targeting this specific product line. The scope of work under the code encompasses canned and jarred produce items used by institutional kitchens—state supported living centers, state hospitals, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county social services. Recent state and local opportunities soliciting under food commodity codes reveal that issuing bodies acquire these products as line items within much broader food and consumable procurements rather than as stand-alone purchases. State agencies (principally Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Georgia; Ben Hill County Schools, Georgia), and specialized state facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections) are the primary buyers. These jurisdictions source food through IFB notices with response cycles ranging from one to three weeks, typically requiring F.O.B. Destination pricing with prepaid freight, minimum vendor references, compliance certifications including E-Verify and debarment verification, and delivery within seven days of order or specific calendar deadlines tied to funding or operational windows.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary presence in Oregon and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities 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 (due July 13, 2026), covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable products with a three-year potential value of $4.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences at 5 percent; and Burke County Public Schools' school nutrition food bid (due June 5, 2026) encompassing nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories for five schools. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables, soups, and proteins (due October 19, 2026) illustrates the typical line-item environment in which organic canned fennel or similar specialty vegetables would compete. Institutional food procurement under this code typically involves competitive bidding on unit pricing, firm fixed rates with limited escalation options, and vendor performance evaluation through reference checks and compliance verification rather than technical proposals.