UNSPSC 50485218: Torpedo or red italian onion purees

The variety of onions known as torpedo or red italian onions which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485218 Torpedo or red italian onion purees (Commodity) describes a narrow product line — preserved onion purees — that state and local solicitations rarely use as a standalone procurement vehicle. Recent state and local opportunities in the database show no active bids for onion purees specifically. Instead, jurisdictions buy onions and onion products as line items within broad food-service procurements: Texas Health and Human Services Commission posts IFBs for consumable foods spanning dozens of items (french fries, sauces, canned vegetables, condiments) for state-supported living centers; school districts across Georgia solicit sealed bids covering hundreds of food categories including fresh and frozen produce, dairy, proteins, and condiments for multi-school nutrition programs; and the Oregon Department of Corrections bids large-volume canned-goods contracts (7,616 cases of canned tomatoes, for example) with individual line items but unified award criteria. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services agencies, state purchasing offices, independent school districts, corrections departments, and county boards of commissioners — all consolidated food-service buyers with recurring annual or multi-year cycles.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (where HHS and TDCJ post frequent food-service IFBs year-round), Georgia (school districts and county nutrition programs), and Oregon (state corrections purchasing). The most recent opportunity with decision-relevant detail is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables), posted October 16, 2026, with bids due October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food-service supplies. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) issued IFB #26271 on May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026, for comprehensive school nutrition food covering multiple categories with Buy American Act requirements. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a canned-tomatoes IFB (S2910000017145) on June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026, for 7,616 cases with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences. No recent opportunities tag onion purees as a primary procurement line; vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete as ingredient suppliers within broader food-service line-item bids rather than as standalone puree contractors.