UNSPSC 50476421: Canned or jarred organic super beefsteak tomatoes

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

UNSPSC 50476421 Canned or jarred organic super beefsteak tomatoes is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line within state and local institutional food procurement. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments buy canned tomato products—primarily standard canned whole, diced, sliced, and stewed tomatoes rather than specialty organic items—through school districts, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, and other institutional food service operations. The work solicited spans routine food supply contracts for K–12 school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and veterans' homes, where canned tomatoes are a staple line item within larger grocery or food-consumable RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county school districts (Muscogee County, Burke County, Douglas County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; Fairfax County in Virginia), independent school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education), and smaller institutional purchasers such as the Illinois Veterans Home. School nutrition programs are the most frequent buyers under this code, issuing large annual competitive food bids that bundle canned tomatoes alongside hundreds of other grocery items.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and West, with recent posting activity centered in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bid due June 19, 2026; prior February 2026 purchase at $14.30–$27.75 per case from Highland Wholesale), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables including canned goods for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026; historical value approximately $1.5 million annually). School district buys typically embed canned tomatoes in master grocery or food-supply IFBs spanning 200–900+ line items with firm fixed pricing and annual contract terms running July through June. Pricing is commonly indexed to USDA standards and historical market rates; products must meet USDA Grade B or better and comply with FDA sodium and shelf-life standards (typically 240 mg sodium per 100 grams maximum, minimum 12 months shelf life). Buy American provisions apply to school nutrition contracts. Competition is open to all qualified vendors with no named set-asides; payment typically runs Net 30 days from delivery.