UNSPSC 50476905: Canned or jarred organic early onward peas

The variety of organic sugar peas known as organic early onward peas that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50476905 Canned or jarred organic early onward peas (Commodity) covers shelf-stable canned and jarred legume products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations, including state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county human services departments. The scope spans ready-to-serve canned vegetables for high-volume feeding operations where volume purchasing and long shelf life drive procurement; the code sits within broader food and consumables buys that state agencies use interchangeably with related canned-vegetable, canned-protein, and fresh-produce categories in single consolidated solicitations. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state correctional agencies, county boards of commissioners, county schools nutrition programs, and independent school districts, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission appearing as a repeat buyer of supplemental food and consumables across multiple state-supported living centers.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items including canned and jarred vegetables alongside fresh and prepared foods with seven-day delivery required; a parallel IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026) encompassed food and consumable products under NIGP classifications serving food service and canteen operations, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and renewal options through August 31, 2028. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables (IWQ 140229, response due October 19, 2026) for the Department of Community Services. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division requested bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (IFB S2910000017145, response due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated goods receiving a 5 percent preference, delivery to Salem, and prior purchase history at $13.75 per case. Ben Hill County Schools School Nutrition Program and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia each issued school-year food bids (June 2026) covering hundreds of line items with USDA and Child Nutrition standards, emphasizing whole grain and low-sodium options. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to multiple warehouse locations (response due May 4, 2026), encompassing approximately 382 line items with USDA grade requirements and six-month shelf-life specifications.