UNSPSC 50476410: Canned or jarred organic grape tomatoes

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

UNSPSC 50476410 Canned or jarred organic grape tomatoes, a Commodity code, captures state and local government procurement of processed tomato products—canned whole, diced, sliced, stewed, or halved tomatoes in various sodium and ingredient configurations—primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. While the code's title specifies organic grape tomatoes, the recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing broader canned tomato categories across multiple forms and brands to meet volume and specification requirements for cafeteria operations, correctional facilities, and health and human services institutions. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with six school-district solicitations appearing in the recent record (Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System); state health and human services agencies follow (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and Illinois Veterans Home), with occasional county school systems and independent school nutrition programs. All jurisdictions emphasize USDA Grade B or better compliance, Buy American provisions where applicable, sodium-content limits typically not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams, and minimum 12-month shelf life at delivery.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with Oregon Department of Corrections posting two canned-tomato ITBs (February 2026 and June 2026, each requesting approximately 7,616 cases), Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing multiple statewide food and consumables IFBs covering canned goods among 210 line items (IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, and HHS0016792 due March 19, 2026, with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years), and Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, and Muscogee County School District) soliciting comprehensive food procurements that include canned-tomato line items through IFBs and ITBs between March and June 2026. Oregon's February 2026 canned-tomato ITB (S2910000015837) referenced a prior purchase at $14.30 per case from incumbent Highland Wholesale; its June 2026 follow-up (S2910000017145) noted a February 2026 purchase of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. School nutrition programs typically embed canned-tomato requirements within larger food-supply buys—Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covers 76+ items across 52 schools, and Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery procurements (both posted March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026) encompass over 900 grocery line items. Canned tomatoes appear as single-source line items in state-level institutional feeding—Oregon Corrections and Texas institutional facilities—where volume, shelf stability, and USDA compliance drive specification-driven procurement, but in school nutrition the commodity sits within broader competitive grocery bundles evaluated on total delivered cost.