UNSPSC 50484501: Beluga lentil purees

The variety of lentils known as beluga lentils which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50484501 Beluga lentil purees, a Commodity code, does not match the scope of recent state and local solicitations actually being executed under this designation. The recent opportunities block contains no procurement activity for beluga lentils or lentil-based products; instead, state and local food-service buyers tagging this code are procuring broad categories of food products and consumables for institutional feeding — fresh produce, dairy, proteins, prepared entrees, canned goods, condiments, and food-service supplies — through school districts, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, and institutional facilities.

The mismatch between the code's nominal product (a specific legume puree) and the actual buying patterns under it signals that this commodity code either sees limited or no relevant procurement activity in the state and local market, or that issuers are applying the code incorrectly to broader food-service categories. School districts dominate the recent opportunities (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Burke County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Douglas County Schools, and Muscogee County Schools), with significant activity also from the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home system, and Georgia state procurement. Recent solicitations span Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with Georgia showing the highest density of activity (six school district solicitations since January 2026). Representative recent opportunities include Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for annual food products across multiple categories (sealed bids due June 15, 2026), Burke County Public Schools' comprehensive grocery procurement (sealed bids due June 5, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (proposals due July 13, 2026). Bidders pursuing this code should verify with issuers that beluga lentil purees are actually among the items being solicited before committing resources; the code as tagged appears to represent a data-entry or taxonomy-assignment error rather than a meaningful procurement category for this commodity.