UNSPSC 50473904: Canned or jarred organic calabash gourds

The variety of organic gourds known as organic calabash gourds that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50473904 Canned or jarred organic calabash gourds, a Commodity-level code, appears in state and local procurement activity with minimal relevance to what is actually being solicited. Recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect institutional food service procurement—specifically shelf-stable processed foods, fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy products, and food service supplies for state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, county senior services, and school nutrition programs. The actual scope of work centers on bulk food procurement for meal service operations, consumable supply fulfillment, and kitchen item sourcing rather than organic calabash gourds specifically. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, county commissioners and school boards, and special-purpose districts serving state institutional and educational populations. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer across multiple recent solicitations for state supported living centers and hospitals.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 (approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services, due October 19, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive food and supply products across four schools (due June 15, 2026), and Burke County Public Schools' sealed bid for nutrition program procurement across five schools (due June 5, 2026). Contract vehicles span invitation-for-bid (IFB), informal written quote (IWQ), and sealed-bid formats with delivery requirements typically within 7 to 72 hours of order. The code shows no substantive recent activity for organic calabash gourds; the tagging appears to represent a data-classification mismatch rather than a legitimate commodity stream under active procurement.