UNSPSC 50481702: Franklin asparagus purees

The variety of asparagus known as franklin asparagus which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50481702 Franklin asparagus purees is a Commodity code that sees minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code designation names a specific processed vegetable product, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for Franklin asparagus purees or any asparagus products. Instead, the tagged opportunities span broad food service procurement for state institutions, school districts, and correctional facilities—including weekly food orders, canned tomatoes, fresh produce, cafeteria supplies, and general grocery items. The mismatch between the code's narrow product scope and the diverse, large-scale food service activity in the opportunities suggests that state and local buyers are either tagging these solicitations incorrectly or purchasing asparagus purees, if at all, as a minor line item embedded in multi-category grocery or institutional food contracts rather than as a standalone commodity. No dedicated solicitation for Franklin asparagus purees or comparable asparagus-based products appears in the recent record.

The issuing bodies in the opportunities block are primarily school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia Department of State Health Services), and a regional cooperative (GEC Buying Cooperative). Activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia, with contract values ranging from approximately $52,000 (Oregon tomato paste) to $9 million (Douglas County food supply). School districts dominate the recent activity, typically issuing IFBs or RFPs on annual cycles (July-June fiscal year) for fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods with firm pricing and delivery to multiple school sites. The historical absence of asparagus-specific solicitations and the presence only of multi-category food service procurements suggest this code does not represent active state and local purchasing activity in its specialized form.