UNSPSC 50485817: Cushuro purees

The cushuro, murmunta or nostoc is a type of bluish green algae from heights and a relevant source of micronutrients. which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485817 Cushuro purees, a Commodity code, shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The fourteen most-recent opportunities in the source are tagged with this code but solicitate mainstream food categories — canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, bread, cheese, proteins, dairy products, and consumables for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health agencies — none of which involve cushuro, a specialized Andean tuber puree. The code appears to be a miscategorization in the state and local procurement systems that tag these opportunities.

The broader food-service procurement landscape under which these opportunities fall is active and fragmented across school districts, state departments, and correctional agencies in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Virginia, and Illinois, with issuing bodies running IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs for weekly and annual food supply contracts. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for school nutrition food products across four locations (due June 15, 2026); and the Douglas County School System's RFP for main-line food supply and distribution serving 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (due February 18, 2026). Vendors in this space compete on price, compliance with Buy American and nutritional standards, delivery logistics, insurance and debarment certifications, and demonstrated experience with institutional food service. Pursue only if your firm supplies commodity food products in mainstream categories; the code itself signals no market for specialized products like cushuro puree.