UNSPSC 50485000: Nightshade purees

The type of vegetable known as nightshades which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485000 Nightshade purees is a Class code that encompasses broader consumables and food products for institutional and public-sector food service operations. However, recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect the narrow commodity name "nightshade purees" — instead, solicitations tag broad food supply contracts covering prepared foods, frozen proteins, canned vegetables, dairy products, condiments, fresh produce, and food service supplies for state facilities, school districts, and correctional institutions. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school nutrition programs, and independent school districts. The mix spans large centralized state procurement (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice) alongside smaller county and district-level food service procurement. The scope of work reflects institutional food supply chains: state supported living centers, prison cafeterias, school nutrition programs, and senior services centers all solicit under related codes, with vendors managing delivery logistics to multiple locations, USDA compliance, shelf-life and temperature requirements, and often quarterly or annual refresh cycles tied to fiscal year budgets.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas shows repeated high-volume procurement through the Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center, posted June 11, 2026 with bids due July 13, 2026; IFB HHS0017872 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, posted August 11, 2026 with bids due August 25, 2026; and IFB HHS0018082, posted October 16, 2026 with bids due October 23, 2026) and the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T-26-300CF, posted May 4, 2026, response deadline extended to May 4, 2026). Georgia school districts and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issue food supply RFQs and IFBs regularly (Burke County Public Schools, posted May 11, 2026 with sealed bids due June 5, 2026; Ben Hill County Schools, posted May 19, 2026 with bids due June 15, 2026; Gwinnett County IWQ 140229, posted October 13, 2026 with quotes due October 19, 2026). Oregon procurement includes the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomato bid (S2910000017145, posted June 5, 2026 with bids due June 19, 2026) and a potato-variety bid (S2910000017460, posted July 17, 2026 with bids due July 27, 2026). Contract values range from estimated annual spend of $1.5 million (Texas HHSC El Paso SLC) to $4.5 million over three years (Texas HHSC supplemental food procurement HHS0016792V2), with delivery typically required within 7–72 hours of order and F.O.B. Destination pricing standard across all issuing bodies.