UNSPSC 50483908: Snake gourd purees

The variety of gourds known as snake gourd which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50483908 Snake gourd purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments are buying this code under food service and institutional food supply solicitations, though recent activity shows the code applied to a narrow or tangential set of actual procurements. The issuing bodies are primarily state agencies managing institutional food services—state departments of health and human services, departments of corrections, and school districts—all of which solicit food and consumable products for cafeterias, canteens, dining facilities, and food service operations across correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, hospitals, schools, and senior services centers. The work itself spans shelf-stable and frozen food items, fresh produce, proteins, dairy products, condiments, sauces, and food service supplies. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables, June 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomatoes procurement (June 2026, approximately 7,616 cases); Ben Hill County Schools' food bid covering fresh and frozen produce, meat, dairy, and kitchen supplies across four schools (May 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB covering approximately 382 line items (May 2026).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois. Texas Health and Human Services has posted multiple solicitations for state-supported living centers and state hospitals, while Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Gwinnett County) and Georgia state procurement (state food supplies) have issued bids for school nutrition and institutional food supply. Oregon Department of Corrections posted a canned tomatoes procurement in June 2026. The code shows robust activity across state agencies and local school districts, with response deadlines clustering between May and October 2026. All solicitations emphasize F.O.B. Destination pricing with transportation included, compliance with USDA standards and FDA regulations, rapid delivery (typically 72 hours to seven days), three references for vendors, and adherence to state procurement regulations including E-Verify, debarment certification, and insurance requirements. None of the recent opportunities in the source directly reference snake gourd purees; the code application to these institutional food service procurements reflects its placement within the broader processed vegetable purees and food products taxonomy rather than activity targeting this commodity specifically.