UNSPSC 50475100: Canned or jarred organic okras

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

UNSPSC 50475100 Canned or jarred organic okras (Class) captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable preserved vegetables for institutional food service, though recent opportunities show broader canned-vegetable buying that extends well beyond organic okra specifically. State and local governments soliciting under this code include school nutrition programs, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies operating state-supported living centers and hospitals, and institutional food service operations. The work being procured includes canned tomatoes, canned and jarred vegetables, supplemental food and consumable products for residential facilities, and component ingredients for institutional meal preparation. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, school districts ranging from small rural systems to large urban districts like Fairfax County Public Schools and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and specialized state institutions such as veterans homes and state-supported living centers.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple solicitations for canned tomatoes and tomato paste (S2910000016405, S2910000016089, S2910000015837) with response dates ranging from February through June 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued statewide supplemental food and consumable procurements (HHS0017449, HHS0016792, HHS0016792V2) covering state hospitals and supported living centers with historical values reaching $1.5 million to $4.5 million over three-year terms. Georgia school districts—Liberty County Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Burke County Public Schools, and Douglas County School System—have posted food service solicitations from January through May 2026 with response dates through June. Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy (26497DVAQUINCB52821) solicited quarterly food orders with a June 26, 2026 response date. Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services solicited grocery items and Net Off Invoice products with April 29, 2026 deadlines. Virginia's Fairfax County Public Schools issued a Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323) due April 27, 2026, requiring bidders to serve 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries. These school-district opportunities typically structure awards on single- or multiple-vendor bases, require firm fixed pricing for 12 months with limited midterm adjustment provisions tied to documented manufacturer price increases of 5 percent or greater, mandate Buy American compliance for at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content, and enforce insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 in commercial general liability coverage.