UNSPSC 50476803: Canned or jarred organic apio

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

UNSPSC 50476803 Canned or jarred organic apio, a Commodity code, encompasses canned and jarred celery products that state and local governments procure as components of broader food service sourcing for institutional cafeterias, school nutrition programs, and state facility kitchens. The code sees activity primarily among school districts, state agencies managing correctional and health services facilities, and institutional food service operations that purchase vegetables as line items within larger grocery or food supply contracts rather than as standalone commodities.

School districts drive the majority of recent activity under this code, issuing annual or multi-year IFBs and RFPs for comprehensive food procurement to support breakfast and lunch programs across multiple school sites. Recent solicitations from Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all tag fresh produce, canned vegetables, and related items within broader food service buys covering hundreds of line items. State-level health and human services agencies in Texas and Illinois also solicit under related codes for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers, state hospitals, and veterans homes, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables contracts (HHS0016792, HHS0017449) and the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato procurements (S2910000016089, S2910000015837, S2910000016405) representing institutional-scale food service sourcing. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, with multiple school district and state agency buys), Texas (state health services), and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon corrections), with secondary activity in Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHSC's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0017449, due Jul 13, 2026, covering NIGP Class/Item numbers 380, 385, 390, 393 for El Paso State Supported Living Center and statewide use), the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomatoes IFB (S2910000016089, due Jun 19, 2026, for approximately 7,616 cases), Ben Hill County Schools' school food IFB (due Jun 15, 2026, covering multiple food categories with Buy American requirements), and the Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due Mar 4, 2026, for approximately $5.5 million across 30 school districts in two geographic areas).