UNSPSC 50485542: Aji chunch purees

The type of chili pepper which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485542 Aji chunch purees, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual scope of work being solicited under this code in recent state and local opportunities. The recent-opportunities block contains no solicitations for aji chunch purees or similar ethnic ingredient pastes. Instead, the posted opportunities span broad consumable food procurement — prepared foods, shelf-stable staples, fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, canned goods, and food service supplies — solicited by state health and human services agencies, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and correctional departments. The code designation appears to be a mismatch with the work actually being bought; state and local bodies are procuring general food and food service consumables rather than specialty puree products.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables at state-supported living centers and hospitals (HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026; HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026; HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026), with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). School districts in Ben Hill County and Burke County, Georgia, and the Oregon Department of Corrections have also solicited food procurement. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations (response due May 4, 2026). Oregon posted separate solicitations for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) and potatoes (S2910000017460, due July 27, 2026), though the potato specification was not fully disclosed. Illinois also posted a weekly food order solicitation for the July-September quarter (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). The geographic spread suggests Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois are active; Ben Hill and Burke County schools in Georgia and Oregon corrections procurement show institutional food-service demand. Pricing is commonly F.O.B. Destination, delivery within 7–30 days of order, and commodity purchases range from several hundred to several thousand cases annually with contract terms typically running one to two fiscal years.