UNSPSC 50476200: Canned or jarred organic summer squashes and summer pumpkins

The type of organic vegetable known as organic summer squashes and summer pumpkins that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50476200 Canned or jarred organic summer squashes and summer pumpkins is a Class code under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetable products for institutional food service, though recent solicitation activity shows the code capturing a much broader range of canned produce purchases than the organic squash and pumpkin descriptor alone suggests. State and local buyers in this category include state health and human services agencies running state supported living centers and state hospitals, county boards of commissioners, school districts, state departments of corrections, and state comptroller procurement divisions acting on behalf of correctional agencies. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat issuer, with multiple recent bids for consumable and supplemental food products serving state facilities statewide. Recent solicitations frame the work concretely as bulk food service procurement—typically 1,000 to 7,600 cases per line item—where canned vegetables, canned proteins, and other shelf-stable staples are ordered alongside fresh produce, frozen items, and consumable supplies for cafeterias, canteens, kitchens, and dining services across multiple institutional locations.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with notable activity also in Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) encompassing 210 line items across fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated products with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years; the same agency issued separate IFBs for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026, and HHS0017872, due August 25, 2026) and the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period value of $1.5 million). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables and proteins (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a competitive bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, with 5% preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders). School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools—each solicited comprehensive grocery and food service bids spanning hundreds of line items including canned produce, with responses due June 15, 2026, and June 5, 2026 respectively. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products covering approximately 382 line items across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum).