UNSPSC 50476806: Canned or jarred organic arugula

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

UNSPSC 50476806 Canned or jarred organic arugula, a Commodity code, represents a narrow specialty food item within state and local government procurement that sees minimal recent solicitation activity. The recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations specifically for canned or jarred organic arugula; instead, the code appears tagged to a broad-based institutional food procurement covering dozens of categories where arugula, if purchased at all, would constitute a single line item among hundreds. State and local buyers soliciting under or near this code are predominantly school districts, state agencies operating institutional feeding programs, and corrections departments acquiring produce and prepared foods in volume. The actual buying activity documented in the opportunities does not isolate arugula as a distinct procurement target but rather embeds it within master grocery contracts, food supply agreements, and fresh produce solicitations where pricing, brand preference, and availability are driven by broader institutional meal planning and USDA Child Nutrition or state-facility feeding standards.

Recent opportunities show that state and local procurement in this commodity family focuses overwhelmingly on higher-volume, less specialized produce and canned goods. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables (IFB HHS0017449, due July 2026) covering 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for canned tomatoes (7,616 cases, February 2026) and tomato paste (1,904 cases, March 2026); and school districts including Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri each posted annual food supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items. These solicitations emphasize commodity volume, shelf stability, USDA compliance, fixed pricing, and delivery to multiple institutional locations. Canned or jarred organic arugula does not appear in any of the representative recent opportunities—neither as a specified item nor as a noted gap. The code's narrow scope (organic, arugula, canned or jarred format) and the sourcing reality of institutional feeding programs, which prioritize cost per serving and standardized nutritional compliance over specialty organic produce formats, suggest limited procurement activity. No standout repeat buyers have issued solicitations specifically targeting this commodity. Geographic spread across recent food procurement shows activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, reflecting institutional feeding infrastructure at state agencies, school districts, and corrections departments in those states. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as a low-activity, highly specialized commodity unlikely to generate frequent procurement volume at the state and local level.