UNSPSC 50476808: Canned or jarred organic bamboo shoots

The type of organic vegetable known as organic bamboo shoots that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50476808 Canned or jarred organic bamboo shoots is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity in practice. The most recent solicitation records show no state or local government buyers requesting organic bamboo shoots specifically. Instead, the code shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and actual purchasing patterns: recent opportunities tagged to this code involve broad food-service procurement—fresh produce, canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, dry goods, and consumable supplies—for state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county social services. These solicitations name canned tomatoes, canned proteins, and shelf-stable canned vegetables as representative items, but none single out organic bamboo shoots as a line item or category. The issuing bodies are diverse: state health and human services commissions (Texas), state departments of corrections (Oregon), county social services and boards of commissioners (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Ben Hill County, Georgia), independent school districts and county school systems (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), state procurement offices (Georgia, Illinois), and state criminal justice departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). These jurisdictions procure food on recurring annual or quarterly cycles for institutional food service operations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on recent postings. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears multiple times as a repeat buyer for state supported living centers and hospital food service, with solicitations including IFB HHS0018082 (Consumables Foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026), IFB HHS0017449 (Food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026), and IFB HHS0016792v2 (supplemental food and consumables statewide, due March 19, 2026). Georgia school districts and Gwinnett County appear in May and June 2026 postings. Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) specifying approximately 7,616 cases at $13.75 per case from the prior purchase. The code shows little demand signal for organic bamboo shoots as a distinct procurement category within state and local government food service operations.