UNSPSC 50474500: Canned or jarred organic lentils

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

UNSPSC 50474500 Canned or jarred organic lentils is a Class code that describes specialty preserved legume products state and local agencies procure as components of broader food-service and nutrition operations, though recent state and local solicitations rarely name this code explicitly and do not show dedicated procurement activity for organic lentils as a standalone line item.

The issuing-body mix across recent opportunities spans school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Fairfax County Public Schools), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state supported living centers and hospitals, Oregon Department of Corrections), and state nutrition facilities (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy). School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with purchasing driven by the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program and Buy American Act compliance requirements. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for food products spanning multiple categories with delivery to four schools; and Rockwood R-VI School District's two parallel grocery procurements posted March 31, 2026, (due April 29, 2026) for Net Off Invoice and grocery items covering over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants.

Geographic concentration centers on Georgia (Ben Hill County, Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County school districts; State of Georgia), Texas (HHSC and DSHS statewide, TDCJ across multiple distribution points), and Oregon (Department of Corrections), with secondary activity in Illinois (Veterans Home) and Virginia (Fairfax County). Contract values for full food-service operations range from approximately $1.5 million to $9 million annually, though the code itself does not appear frequently or explicitly in recent RFPs and IFBs—most solicitations use broader product categories (canned goods, vegetables, proteins, condiments, supplies) rather than targeting organic lentils as a distinct procurement line. School districts and state facilities typically source through established food-service distributors or cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative) that bundle specialty items within larger product catalogs. The absence of dedicated organic-lentil solicitations suggests limited standalone demand; vendors should monitor school nutrition and institutional food-service RFPs more broadly and confirm whether organic legumes are embedded as minor line items within larger grocery or commodity buys rather than pursue this code as a primary acquisition target.