UNSPSC 50485203: Boiling onion purees

The variety of onions known as boiling onions which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485203 Boiling onion purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure under this code as part of larger food service contracts, though the recent solicitation record shows that boiling onion purees are rarely solicited as standalone line items. The code sits within the broader food supply purchasing activity driven by state health and human services agencies, correctional departments, school districts, and county social services. When boiling onion purees do appear in state and local procurement, they are typically embedded in multi-category consumable food contracts that also include fresh, frozen, and canned produce; proteins; dairy products; seasonings and condiments; and food service supplies. The actual buying activity under codes in this family spans institutional food service for state supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services centers. Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (which has posted multiple food-service IFBs in recent months), Oregon Department of Corrections, state and county school districts in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, and the Illinois state system. The geographic spread of recent activity covers Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois, with Texas representing the densest recent activity through HHS and TDCJ procurement.

Representative recent opportunities show the code's context but not boiling onion purees as a direct solicitation. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026, for consumable foods for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.), spanning 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies for fiscal year 2027, with delivery required within seven days of order. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB on June 5, 2026, for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST) with Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders receiving a 5 percent preference, delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia posted an IFB on May 19, 2026, for a comprehensive food bid covering fresh and frozen produce, meat and seafood, milk and dairy products, seasonings and condiments, and related items (due June 15, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.), with deliveries to four school locations and the contract period running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Boiling onion purees, when specified, appear as individual line items within these multi-category institutional food service contracts rather than as standalone procurements.