UNSPSC 50485904: Giant yellow improved shallot purees

The variety of shallots known as giant yellow improved shallots which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485904 Giant yellow improved shallot purees is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct procurement activity under this specific designation; state and local governments buying under this code are actually sourcing broad food products for institutional food service, with canned and fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and consumable supplies dominating recent solicitations rather than specialized shallot preparations. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System, and others), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia Department of Education), and institutional facilities such as state supported living centers and correctional institutions. School nutrition programs represent the largest volume of recent solicitations under food-service codes in this range, procuring for K-12 meal service across dozens of schools and hundreds of line items per district.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Missouri) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in Illinois and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center and other facilities statewide (response due July 11, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 to serve 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus distribution kitchens (response due April 27, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes, approximately 7,616 cases (response due June 19, 2026). Most school-district solicitations use IFB notice type with firm fixed pricing over 12-month initial terms and renewal options; state institutional procurements often span 200+ line items with cost-plus or indexed pricing structures. The code itself is a mismatch for the actual buying activity it carries—recent opportunities are general food-service procurement, not purees or specialized shallot products—indicating the code assignment reflects broader produce and food taxonomy rather than a discrete commodity actively pursued in current state and local markets.