UNSPSC 50475900: Canned or jarred organic shallots

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

UNSPSC 50475900 Canned or jarred organic shallots is a Class code that covers shelf-stable preserved shallots in canned or jarred form for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct activity for this specific commodity. State and local governments soliciting under related food-supply codes are primarily state health and human services agencies operating state supported living centers and correctional facilities, county and city school districts, and county social services departments. These bodies procure canned and jarred vegetables as components of broader food-supply contracts spanning dozens or hundreds of line items for cafeteria operations, inmate feeding programs, and senior services. The actual work involves responding to invitations for bid on shelf-stable food inventories where canned or jarred shallots may appear as one item among many canned vegetables, with vendors typically required to supply hundreds of distinct products, meet USDA grade and labeling standards, provide samples and product specifications on request, certify compliance with food safety and federal procurement regulations, and deliver FOB Destination within five to seven days of order.

The code sees recent activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for food and consumables to serve state supported living centers and state hospitals, including IFB HHS0016792V2 (210 line items of food and consumables including canned vegetables, bids due March 19, 2026, with a maximum three-year contract value of $4.5 million), IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, bids due July 13, 2026), and IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, bids due October 23, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables under IWQ 140229 (bids due October 19, 2026). School districts in Georgia—including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools—solicit comprehensive food bids encompassing canned vegetables among hundreds of line items for school cafeteria operations (Burke County bid due June 5, 2026; Ben Hill bid due June 15, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a specialized bid for canned tomatoes (7,616 cases, bids due June 19, 2026) with a prior purchase reference at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest in February 2026. No recent opportunities specifically named canned or jarred organic shallots as a line item.