UNSPSC 50482604: Chantenay carrot purees

The variety of carrots known as chantenay carrots which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482604 Chantenay carrot purees, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement — specifically pureed carrot products — but the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations matching this specialized specification. Instead, state and local governments are actively buying broad categories of food products for institutional cafeterias, school nutrition programs, and correctional and healthcare facilities. The issuing bodies include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI and Burke County Public Schools in Missouri and Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state departments (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), and county school systems. School districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple simultaneous procurements across Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and other states seeking comprehensive food supply contracts worth millions annually.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. The opportunities present in the block focus on tomatoes (canned and paste), fresh produce (apples, bananas, peppers, leafy greens), proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared entrees — commodity-level food items procured through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with response dates between February and July 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive food products across multiple categories due June 15, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. The code's nominal scope — Chantenay carrot purees specifically — does not align with the actual procurement patterns, which span dozens of food categories rather than a single pureed vegetable product. Vendors pursuing this code should expect competition from broad-line food distributors and ingredient suppliers rather than niche puree manufacturers, and should recognize that the code itself may be a misclassification by issuing bodies buying general institutional food supplies.