UNSPSC 50482702: Alverda cauliflower purees

The variety of cauliflower known as alverda cauliflowers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482702 Alverda cauliflower purees is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within fresh or processed vegetable procurement. Recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, however, show minimal direct purchasing activity for cauliflower purees specifically. Instead, the code appears in broad food service solicitations where it functions as one item among hundreds in comprehensive food supply contracts. State and local issuing bodies procuring under this code include state health and human services departments operating residential care facilities, county and city nutrition programs, school districts, state correctional departments, and special-purpose institutional food service operations. The actual buying reflects routine food service restocking for dining halls, cafeterias, canteens, and nutrition programs at supported living centers, schools, hospitals, and detention facilities—recurring, relatively low-dollar line items within larger competitive food-supply awards.

Geographic activity spans Texas (particularly through Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities), Georgia (school districts and county nutrition programs), and Oregon (state corrections); smaller pockets of activity appear in Illinois state operations. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), which covered 22 line items of prepared and packaged foods with estimated annual quantities of 1 to 24 cases per item; Ben Hill County Schools' food bid (due June 15, 2026) spanning hundreds of fresh, frozen, and dry goods across four school locations; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomato procurement (due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases delivered to a central distribution center. Cauliflower purees, when appearing in these solicitations, are typically secondary items priced alongside dozens of competing vegetables and proteins rather than sole-source or volume-focused awards. Response timelines cluster in the 1–3 week window, and pricing is evaluated on a per-unit or per-case basis with F.O.B. Destination delivery required. Vendor qualification barriers include minimum references (usually three), proof of liability insurance, E-Verify compliance, and HACCP or food-safety certifications.