UNSPSC 50475602: Canned or jarred organic round white potatoes

The variety of organic potatoes known as organic round white potatoes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50475602 Canned or jarred organic round white potatoes is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable potato products that state and local food-service operations procure for institutional kitchens, school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services centers. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show that governments are sourcing canned and jarred vegetables—including potatoes, tomatoes, and mixed produce—as components of broader food-supply contracts for child nutrition, corrections, and state-operated residential care. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, alongside state corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and veterans homes. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and multiple Georgia school systems appear repeatedly in the recent-opportunities data. These solicitations typically bundle canned vegetables with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and consumable supplies rather than isolating potato products alone, reflecting how institutional food service consolidates commodity procurement across categories. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million for the prior year), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026), and the Ben Hill County Schools IFB for food products across multiple categories due June 15, 2026.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois and Missouri. The mix of recent opportunities shows school-nutrition-program contracts predominating, typically annual or multi-year terms running July-through-June with firm pricing for initial periods and modest cost-adjustment mechanisms tied to USDA or Consumer Price Index benchmarks. Buy American requirements appear consistently in school district solicitations, and most food-service IFBs include specifications for sodium content, shelf life, USDA grades, and HACCP compliance. The code shows steady activity but sits within much larger commodity bundles—a business pursuing this category should expect to compete as a packaged-goods supplier within institutional food-service contracts rather than as a single-SKU vendor, and should position around distribution capability, compliance infrastructure, and ability to serve multiple delivery points weekly.