UNSPSC 50485515: Bell pepper purees

The variety of peppers known as bell peppers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485515 Bell pepper purees is a Commodity code for processed vegetable products that state and local procurement offices rarely purchase in current contracting activity. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting bell pepper purees; the opportunities instead reflect state and local governments' dominant purchasing pattern under this code tier—bulk food procurement for institutional cafeterias, school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services operations. The actual buying activity centers on comprehensive food supply contracts spanning dozens or hundreds of line items (fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, canned goods, frozen entrees) rather than discrete vegetable purée products. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) posting multiple opportunities. State agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home), and State of Georgia also solicit food procurement regularly. A single canned-tomato ITB from Oregon Department of Corrections (solicitation S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) and a tomato-paste ITB (S2910000016089, due March 9, 2026) show pepper or tomato-family products entering procurement, but neither explicitly names bell pepper purees as a line item.

Geographic concentration spans Georgia (where school districts post produce and food supply contracts most frequently), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ corrections procurement), Oregon (ODOC bulk-goods purchases), Missouri (Rockwood district), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Illinois (Veterans Home). The representative recent opportunities reflect food service distribution demands rather than bell pepper purée specificity: Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) sought fresh and frozen produce across multiple categories; Texas HHSC (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, historically $1.5 million) procures supplemental food and consumables statewide for state hospitals and supported living centers; Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) sought Master Grocery K-12 supply across 45 schools; and Rockwood R-VI School District (two parallel procurements, due April 29, 2026) solicited grocery items and NOI products for 2026–27. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that bell pepper purees, when purchased, are typically embedded as a single line item within large institutional food-service contracts rather than standalone opportunities, and competitive positioning requires alignment with master-grocery or food-supply aggregators serving schools and government facilities.