UNSPSC 50481600: Chive purees

The type of vegetables known as chives which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50481600 Chive purees is a Class code representing a highly specialized food ingredient category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively as part of broader food service and nutrition contracting rather than as a standalone commodity. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting chive purees; instead, the code appears incidentally—if at all—within institutional food service RFPs and IFBs that span hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, prepared foods, and consumables. State and local issuing bodies soliciting food products include school districts (primary buyers), state health and human services agencies, state correctional departments, and county boards of education. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with districts purchasing groceries for child nutrition services on annual contracts with firm pricing and renewal options. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, and multiple Georgia school districts (Muscogee County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, Burke County, Rockwood R-VI) have posted food procurements between January and June 2026, typically structured as IFBs or RFPs with response deadlines 30–60 days out and initial contract terms running July 1 through June 30 of the following year.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, with school districts in the Southeast showing particularly dense procurement activity for school nutrition. The largest recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution services (estimated $9 million annually), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement (maximum $4.5 million over three years), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (substantial value undisclosed but spanning 45+ elementary, middle, and high schools plus distribution kitchens). Representative recent solicitations include Ben Hill County Schools (IFB for food products with response due June 15, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center with response due July 13, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections (ITB for canned tomatoes, approximately 7,616 cases, response due June 19, 2026). Chive purees as a discrete line item would appear only when bidders propose specialized produce-based products to fulfill institutional meal requirements; procurement activity reflects demand driven by child nutrition regulations, health department standards, and facility food service operations rather than ingredient-level specifications.