UNSPSC 50482808: Golden self-blanching celery purees

The variety of celery known as golden self-blanching celery which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482808 Golden self-blanching celery purees is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract title does not align with the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities; the recent postings tagged to this code cover general food procurement for correctional facilities, schools, and state agencies, encompassing canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, comprehensive grocery line items, and supplemental food and consumable products for state hospitals and supported living centers—none of which represent specialized celery purees. State and local procurement offices are instead using this code to solicit broad food supply and distribution contracts from school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and specialized facilities (Illinois Veterans Home). The issuing bodies span school districts, state departments of corrections, state health agencies, and county education systems across multiple states.

Recent opportunities show food procurement activity concentrated in school nutrition programs and state facility operations in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia, with representative solicitations including the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items, 10.5-million-dollar potential three-year contract value, due July 13, 2026), the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract serving 45 schools plus distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas (due March 4, 2026). The mismatch between this code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests the code may be incorrectly applied by state and local procurement offices to general food supply contracts, making pursuit decisions difficult without clarification of whether the code is being used deliberately or through administrative error.