UNSPSC 50473910: Canned or jarred organic tinda gourds

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

UNSPSC 50473910, Canned or jarred organic tinda gourds (Commodity), describes shelf-stable preserved vegetables that state and local governments procure primarily as food service inputs for institutional dining and nutrition programs. However, the recent opportunities posted under this code show no active solicitations specifically for tinda gourds or other organic preserved vegetables. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code represent broad institutional food procurement across Texas health and human services facilities, Georgia and Georgia school districts, Oregon corrections, Illinois state operations, and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia. The actual work being solicited spans prepared and frozen proteins, canned vegetables (tomatoes, mixed vegetables), canned fruits, fresh produce, dairy products, condiments, sauces, and food service supplies (containers, napkins, straws, foil sheets, hairnets) for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services centers. Issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments (Texas HHS Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state agencies), county and school district nutrition programs (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools), and specialized food service operations at institutional campuses and warehouses.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with scattered activity in Illinois. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies, bids due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with prior pricing at $13.75 per case (bids closed June 19, 2026), and Burke County Public Schools' school nutrition food bid covering nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories (sealed bids due June 5, 2026). The code appears misaligned with actual procurement focus; no recent opportunities explicitly solicit organic tinda gourds or similar specialty preserved produce, and the tagged opportunities reflect generic institutional food service provisioning rather than niche or organic specialty items.