UNSPSC 50482008: Cheltenham mono beet purees

The variety of beets known as cheltenham mono beets which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482008 Cheltenham mono beet purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity recorded under it in state and local solicitations. The recent opportunities tagged with this code overwhelmingly cover broad food service contracting — weekly grocery supply, cafeteria food products, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods for schools, correctional facilities, veterans homes, and state health service agencies. The code's nominal scope (a single specialized product) bears no meaningful relationship to the work actually being solicited, which spans hundreds of line items across diverse food categories. State and local buyers using this code include school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission supplying state hospitals and supported living centers statewide; the Oregon Department of Corrections; and the Illinois Veterans Home system. School nutrition programs dominate the issuer mix, with district-level food service contracts appearing consistently across multiple states, though state agencies and correctional systems also procure regularly under this classification.

The code shows active procurement across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia, with school-district solicitations concentrated in Georgia and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response deadline July 13, 2026, estimated historical value $1.5 million annually), Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (response deadline April 27, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016089 for canned tomato paste (approximately 1,904 cases, response deadline March 9, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products across multiple categories for four school locations (response deadline June 15, 2026). Evaluation typically centers on lowest responsive and responsible bid or best value; most contracts require firm fixed pricing for initial periods with allowances for cost-of-living or index-based adjustments thereafter. Buy American provisions and USDA compliance standards appear consistently. The mismatch between the code nomenclature and actual procurement scope suggests either systematic miscoding in state procurement databases or use of this Commodity code as a catch-all for food service contracting that should map to higher-tier Family or Class codes instead.