UNSPSC 50482405: Purple cabbage purees

Type of vegetables known as purple cabbage which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482405 Purple cabbage purees is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source records show no solicitations for purple cabbage purees or any cabbage-based food products; instead, the opportunities represent broad food service procurement across produce, proteins, dairy, canned goods, and general grocery supply for schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and veterans homes. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source data or use of this code as a catch-all taxonomy marker rather than a targeted commodity specification.

The recent opportunities show school nutrition programs, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and state veterans homes issuing IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs for weekly or annual food supply contracts. Geographic concentration spans Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026; due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center and other state facilities, with a historical annual value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 (posted June 5, 2026; due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026; due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 covering 45 schools plus distribution kitchens. School districts dominate the issuing body mix, with frequent repeat activity from Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Muscogee County School District (Georgia). These procurements typically require firm fixed pricing, compliance with Buy American and nutritional standards, HACCP certification, and substantial insurance coverage ($500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability), with contract values ranging from under $100,000 for produce-only bids to over $9,000,000 for full food distribution over multiple years.