UNSPSC 50476403: Canned or jarred organic black plum tomatoes

The variety of organic tomatoes known as organic black plum tomatoes that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50476403 Canned or jarred organic black plum tomatoes (Commodity) represents shelf-stable canned tomato products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service — primarily state health and human services facilities, correctional institutions, school nutrition programs, and county senior services departments. Recent solicitations show this code covers diced, sliced, stewed, whole, and halved canned tomatoes in compliance with USDA Grade B or better standards, typically ordered in cases with sodium content not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams and minimum 12-month shelf life at delivery. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health and human services, county boards of commissioners, independent school districts, and state-supported living centers, with solicitation volume ranging from hundreds to thousands of cases per procurement cycle.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections are repeat buyers in the recent activity. Texas HHS issued two food and consumable solicitations (HHS0016792V2, a $4.5 million maximum three-year IFB for 210 line items including canned tomatoes posted May 2026, and HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center posted June 2026 with prior-period value of $1.5 million). Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase history at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest in February 2026; the Oregon procurement applies a 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidders and mandates FOB Destination delivery to Salem with eight truck loads required at 30-day intervals. School districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Texas procurement activity round out recent geographic activity. Canned tomato specifications typically require FDA and USDA compliance, proper code dating, Country of Origin labeling, and delivery within 30 days of order or mutually agreed intervals, with FOB Destination and freight included pricing standard across all jurisdictions.