UNSPSC 50485600: Potato purees

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

UNSPSC 50485600 Potato purees is a Class code that frames state and local procurement of shelf-stable and fresh prepared potato products for institutional food service operations—cafeteria supply contracts, state-supported living centers, corrections facilities, and school nutrition programs. The scope diverges significantly from the code's nominal name; recent solicitations show state and local governments buying comprehensive food product bundles that include potato-based items as line items within much larger multi-category procurements rather than purchasing potato purees as standalone commodities. Representative recent opportunities reveal that potato products appear most commonly as components of broader food-service contracts: frozen hashbrown patties and french fries are listed among dozens of items in the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables (response due October 23, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF includes potatoes within approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and vegetables for cafeteria operations across five geographic warehouse regions; and Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 food bid encompasses fresh and frozen produce categories serving four school locations under the Buy American Act. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state health and human services agencies, state corrections departments, county school nutrition programs, and county social services departments—predominantly institutional food service buyers rather than retail or hospitality operators.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with supporting activity in Oregon and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for state-supported living center and hospital food supply (HHS0018082, HHS0017872 for Lufkin in August and October 2026, and HHS0017449 for El Paso in June 2026), while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice ran a major multi-warehouse cafeteria procurement (304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). Georgia school districts have solicited food bids including Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, response June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (PE55037NONST2027000000007, response June 5, 2026), and Gwinnett County requested an informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (IWQ 140229, response October 19, 2026). Oregon's Department of Corrections issued a separate solicitation for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, response June 19, 2026), and Illinois ran a quarterly food order cycle (27497DVAQUINCB52821, response June 26, 2026). The code shows consistent institutional-sector demand but fragmented across dozens of separate procurements rather than concentrated volume; suppliers compete on commodity line items within large multipurpose food contracts, with delivery often required within 7 days of order receipt on FOB Destination terms and pricing subject to verification against USDA or Consumer Price Index benchmarks.