UNSPSC 50476822: Canned or jarred organic dasheen

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

UNSPSC 50476822 Canned or jarred organic dasheen, a Commodity code, encompasses preserved organic dasheen (taro root) products that state and local governments procure as specialty food items for institutional food service operations. The recent solicitation activity under this code is sparse, with no opportunities in the past six months explicitly requesting organic dasheen; instead, state and local buyers are actively procuring broad categories of canned and jarred food products — canned tomatoes, tomato paste, supplemental foods, and comprehensive grocery line items — through institutional food service contracts. School nutrition programs, state corrections facilities, state health and human services agencies, and state-operated living centers drive the majority of canned and preserved food purchasing in this category tier. Issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Burke County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Georgia state procurement), and state-supported facilities across multiple regions. The mix reflects institutional food service as the dominant use case, with weekly or quarterly ordering cycles, firm fixed pricing, and strict USDA compliance requirements including grade standards, sodium limits, shelf-life minimums, and Buy American provisions.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia, with the highest recent posting volume in Georgia school districts and Texas state health and human services facilities. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years (due July 13, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026). These procurements emphasize volume purchasing, multi-year terms with renewal options, competitive pricing on firm fixed bases, and strict product specifications. No recent opportunities explicitly name organic dasheen; vendors pursuing this code should monitor school nutrition and corrections facility food service RFQs, RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs where specialty preserved produce items may be specified as line items within larger grocery or supplemental food solicitations, particularly in states with high institutional food service activity like Georgia, Texas, and Missouri.