UNSPSC 50481704: Lucullus asparagus purees

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

UNSPSC 50481704 Lucullus asparagus purees (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement. The recent opportunities attributed to this code span general food procurement for institutional feeding — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and veterans homes — covering hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, grains, prepared foods, and consumable supplies. The code name references a specialty vegetable puree product, yet the actual solicitations address broad-based food service distribution with no asparagus purees mentioned in any of the recent records. State and local buying under this nominal code comes primarily from school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state correctional and health facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving state hospitals and supported living centers), and state agencies (State of Illinois Veterans Home, State of Georgia). The issuing bodies span state departments, county school districts, and special-purpose institutional foodservice programs.

Recent opportunities show substantial volume commitments across multiple states. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period and a two-year contract term (response due July 13, 2026); a companion statewide IFB HHS0016792v2 covered supplemental food and consumables with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years (response due March 19, 2026, now closed). The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution for approximately 32,000 meals daily at an estimated annual value of $9,000,000 (response due February 18, 2026, now closed) and RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for one region and $1.1 million for another (response due March 4, 2026, now closed). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited canned tomatoes (7,616 cases, ITB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) and tomato paste (1,904 cases, ITB S2910000016089, due March 9, 2026, now closed). Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 covering direct delivery to 45 schools and a central warehouse (response due April 27, 2026, now closed). Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Texas, Illinois, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and state institutional foodservice being the dominant buyer categories. The mismatch between the code name and actual procurement scope suggests this code captures a broader food-supply category in the state and local taxonomy rather than specialty asparagus products alone.