UNSPSC 50483412: Japanese cucumber purees

The variety of cucumbers known as japanese cucumbers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50483412 Japanese cucumber purees is a Commodity code that covers fresh and processed vegetable products for institutional food service. State and local governments procure these items as part of broader food and consumable supply contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and other public institutional cafeterias. The work solicited under this code includes line-item food purchasing for kitchens and dining operations, typically bundled with other produce, proteins, dairy, and food service supplies in consolidated IFB or RFQ procurements. Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (particularly Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county boards of commissioners, county schools, state correctional departments, and other state agencies operating institutional food service. Recent opportunities show Texas Health and Human Services Commission as a frequent buyer, issuing multiple IFBs annually for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers and state hospitals; Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice also solicit under related commodity codes for facility-wide food procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026 (bids due October 23, 2026) for consumables for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, and IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued IWQ 140229 on October 13, 2026 (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services. Georgia school districts—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (sealed bids due June 5, 2026)—solicited comprehensive grocery procurement for school nutrition programs. Oregon Department of Corrections posted a canned tomatoes bid (S2910000017145) on June 5, 2026 with 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-resident bidders. The code shows no recent solicitations specifically naming Japanese cucumber purees as a line item; the opportunities tagged to this code predominantly feature prepared foods, frozen entrees, fresh and canned vegetables, proteins, and dairy products in bulk institutional food supply contracts.