UNSPSC 50486401: Ailsa craig tomato purees

The variety of tomates known as ailsa craig tomatoes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486401 Ailsa craig tomato purees, a Commodity code, sees modest recent activity across state and local procurement, primarily in bulk food purchases by correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and school districts. The actual solicitations under this code frame tomato products broadly—canned tomatoes in various forms (sliced, diced, stewed, whole), tomato paste, and other tomato-based items—rather than the narrower "Ailsa craig tomato purees" designation. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, state departments of education serving school districts, and individual school nutrition programs in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia. These are typically low-margin commodity buys evaluated on price and specification compliance, with firm fixed pricing required across contract periods and allowances for price adjustments only upon documented manufacturer increases or index-linked formulas. School districts dominate the recent activity, using cooperative purchasing vehicles and RFP/RFQ/IFB notice types to establish annual supply contracts running July through June with renewal options.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mountain West—Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia show the heaviest recent posting volume. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's solicitation HHS0017449 (IFB, due July 13, 2026) seeking food and consumables including canned tomato products for state supported living centers statewide with historical spend of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016089 (due March 9, 2026) for approximately 1,904 cases of tomato paste at historically $27.75 per case; and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive food products including canned tomatoes across four school locations. School districts typically require USDA Grade B or better compliance, sodium content limits, minimum twelve-month shelf life, and Buy American provisions where federal child nutrition funding applies. Bidders face aggressive delivery schedules—often 30 days from purchase order or weekly standing orders—and must maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1 million or higher. The code shows steady but not high-volume activity; opportunities are seasonal (spring-through-summer procurement cycles for July starts) and concentrated among repeat buyers in the school nutrition and institutional food service space.