UNSPSC 50485608: Specialty potato purees

The variety of potatoes known as specialty potatoes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485608 Specialty potato purees is a Commodity code that covers prepared potato products sourced by state and local institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code show limited direct demand for specialty purees specifically. Instead, the code appears in the context of broader food-service consumables procurement by state health and human services agencies, corrections departments, school districts, and county social services programs acquiring shelf-stable and prepared foods for cafeterias, canteens, state-supported living centers, and correctional facilities. The mix of issuing bodies includes Texas Health and Human Services Commission (appearing in multiple recent IFBs), state corrections departments, school districts across Georgia and Texas, and county government nutrition programs. Work solicited under the code encompasses canned and frozen prepared foods, condiments, proteins, dairy products, and associated food service supplies rather than specialty purees as a standalone product line, suggesting the code may be applied broadly to institutional food procurement rather than granularly to potato-product specifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited consumables for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, response due October 23, 2026) and El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, response due July 13, 2026), covering 20–22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies including french fries and hashbrown patties. Georgia procurement includes Gwinnett County's informal written quote (IWQ 140229, response due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items, and school district food bids such as Ben Hill County Schools (IFB due June 15, 2026) covering produce, proteins, and dairy across four schools. Oregon Department of Corrections issued a bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026). Illinois and Georgia also posted food-service solicitations in mid-2026. The code shows activity but no recent opportunity explicitly targets specialty potato purees as a distinct product; vendors should verify code alignment in each RFQ, RFP, or IFB before pursuing, as the commodity may be bundled within broader food-service families rather than solicited as a standalone line item.