UNSPSC 50483000: Chicory purees

The type of vegetable known as chicories which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50483000 Chicory purees (Class) does not see recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The 18 recent opportunities tagged to this code represent a fundamental mismatch: all are solicitations for broad food service supply — fresh produce, canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and meal components for school districts, corrections facilities, state health and human services agencies, and veterans homes. None address chicory purees specifically or prepared vegetable purees as a product category. The code appears to have been applied by issuing procurement systems as a catch-all taxonomy label rather than as a precise commodity match, and the pattern suggests state and local agencies either do not procure chicory purees as a standalone line item or do not tag such purchases with this code.

State and local food service procurement activity under this code label comes from school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System), state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state veterans facilities (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy). Recent opportunities are structured as broad IFB, RFQ, and RFP notices for term contracts spanning July 2026 through June 2027, with response dates concentrated between late February and late June 2026. Representative solicitations include the Texas HHSC procurement (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumables serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million, the Douglas County School System RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026) for food supply and distribution across 32 schools with estimated annual spend of $9 million, and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026) for master grocery supply to 45 schools. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (eight of eighteen opportunities) and Texas (four), with secondary activity in Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. The code shows no recent activity that substantively addresses chicory purees as a procurement target.