UNSPSC 50483218: Divinity corn purees

The variety of corn known as divinity corn which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50483218 Divinity corn purees is a Commodity code that sees little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's name suggests a specific processed vegetable product, but recent solicitations tagged under this code show no purchases of divinity corn purees or closely related items. Instead, the tagged opportunities reflect broad-based food service procurement — weekly food orders for veterans' homes, quarterly food and consumable supplies for state health and human services facilities, and fresh produce bids for school nutrition programs. These solicitations span canned tomatoes, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and general grocery staples rather than the specialized corn puree product the code nominally describes. The mismatch between the code's scope and the actual work being solicited indicates either miscoding by issuing bodies or that divinity corn purees, if procured at all by state and local agencies, represent a negligible fraction of activity under this classification.

Food service procurement across state and local government does show consistent activity from multiple issuing bodies — state health and human services commissions in Texas, state departments of corrections in Oregon, state veterans' homes in Illinois, and school districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia are the repeat buyers in the recent record. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and multiple Georgia school districts appear multiple times, indicating sustained demand for food supply contracts. Geographic concentration appears strongest in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes approximately 7,616 cases (due April 6, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for food products across four school locations (due June 15, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 serving 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026).