UNSPSC 50482604: Chantenay carrot purees

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

UNSPSC 50482604 Chantenay carrot purees is a Commodity code that identifies a narrowly specific food product — puréed carrots of the Chantenay variety — yet state and local procurement opportunities tagged under this code show little actual demand for the commodity itself. The recent opportunities dataset includes no solicitations specifically requesting Chantenay carrot purées. Instead, the tagged opportunities span broad food service procurement for state institutions, school districts, and correctional facilities, requesting hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, and prepared foods. The mismatch between the code's specificity and the scope of recent solicitations suggests either that Chantenay carrot purées are bundled within larger food contracts and not solicited separately, or that the code has been misapplied to general food service categories. State and local buyers appear to source Chantenay carrot purées as subordinate items within comprehensive food contracts managed by health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia and Oregon state agencies) and school nutrition programs rather than through dedicated commodity solicitations.

The recent activity cluster spans Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with Texas showing the highest frequency through repeated HHSC solicitations for state supported living centers and state hospitals. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, county school systems, and county social services agencies. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Consumables Foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026) and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026). Because the code does not appear in standalone recent solicitations, pursue this code only as part of a broader food service or institutional provisions strategy targeting state agencies managing congregate feeding at correctional, mental health, or developmental services facilities.