UNSPSC 50484112: Lemon gras purees

The variety of herbs known as lemon grass which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50484112 Lemon grass purees, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual food purchasing patterns in the recent state and local solicitations. The posted opportunities under this code span shelf-stable pantry staples, frozen proteins, fresh and prepared foods, dairy products, canned vegetables and fruits, condiments, and food service supplies — not lemon grass purees or similar specialty produce items. State and local buyers using this code are procuring broad food and consumables contracts for institutional food service operations: state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, county social services, and state hospitals. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat issuer, with multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving state institutions statewide. School districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Georgia, State of Illinois) round out the issuing-body mix. The work solicited ranges from single-category procurements (canned tomatoes, potatoes) to comprehensive multi-hundred-line-item awards encompassing proteins, dairy, produce, frozen items, condiments, and disposable food service supplies.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional recent opportunities from Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026, spanning food and consumable products under NIGP classes 385, 390, 380, and 393 with a prior-period historical value of 1.5 million dollars; the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes, due June 19, 2026, with 5 percent Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences; and Burke County Public Schools IFB for school nutrition food across five schools, due June 5, 2026, encompassing nearly 400 line items with Buy American Act compliance required. The code shows active procurement volume but poor alignment between the nominal commodity (lemon grass purees) and the actual scope of institutional food service supply that state and local governments are buying under this classification.