UNSPSC 50481701: Connover's colossal asparagus purees

The variety of asparagus known as connover's colossal asparagus which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50481701 Connover's colossal asparagus purees is a Commodity code that in practice spans a much broader range of food procurement than its nominal title suggests. State and local governments actually buying under this code are soliciting shelf-stable and prepared foods, consumables, and food service supplies for institutional feeding operations — state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, and county social services programs. Recent opportunities show purchases of canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, frozen entrees, fresh produce, condiments, bread, ice cream, and disposable food service items (containers, napkins, trays, gloves, straws, foil) rather than asparagus purees specifically. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, independent school districts, and county schools. The work involves responding to IFB and IWQ notices with firm fixed pricing, meeting USDA grade standards and FDA compliance, arranging FOB Destination delivery within specified windows (typically 7 to 72 hours of order), submitting three verifiable references, providing product samples and nutritional labeling on demand, and executing state-specific compliance certifications including E-Verify, debarment affidavits, cybersecurity training, human trafficking prohibitions, and often Buy American Act compliance.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for state supported living centers and state hospitals—HHS0018082 (Lufkin, due October 23, 2026), HHS0017872 (Lufkin, due August 25, 2026), and HHS0017449 (El Paso, due July 13, 2026)—with prior-period values ranging from $1.5 million to $4.5 million over three-year terms. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) sought 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods under IWQ 140229 due October 19, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) each issued school-nutrition IFBs covering nearly 400 line items across multiple school locations for 2026–2027. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued bids for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Comptroller's office) solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria foods across five geographic warehouse areas under IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026). Illinois also appears active, with a state-level weekly food order solicitation (due June 26, 2026). Volume commitments and contract values where disclosed range from approximately $13.75 per case in prior Oregon purchases to multi-million-dollar annual institutional feeding arrangements in Texas. School nutrition procurement typically requires Buy American Act compliance and HACCP plan documentation; state facility procurement often layers in Texas-specific bidder preferences, price-adjustment formulas tied to the Consumer Price Index or federal minimum wage, and complaint resolution windows with vendor-borne investigation costs.