UNSPSC 50474200: Canned or jarred organic kale

The type of organic vegetable known as organic kale that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50474200 Canned or jarred organic kale, a Class code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity under this classification in recent state and local opportunities. The recent solicitations tagged to this code are purchasing canned and jarred products across a broad range of food categories—including canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and general grocery and fresh produce for school districts, state corrections facilities, and state health and human services agencies—but none of the opportunities identify canned or jarred organic kale specifically. State and local buying under this code centers on volume food procurement for institutional food service: school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and veterans homes all issue IFBs and RFPs for weekly, quarterly, and annual supply contracts covering dozens to hundreds of line items at fixed or indexed pricing.

Issuing bodies are predominantly K-12 school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and Douglas County School System), state corrections agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative. Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school districts as the primary repeat buyers. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (closed June 19, 2026, at $13.75 per case in the prior purchase), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) supplying 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. The code shows active, recurring procurement with multiple issuing bodies and substantial annual commitments, though the nominal commodity description does not align with the actual range of canned and jarred goods being solicited.