UNSPSC 50486416: Red alert tomato purees

The variety of tomates known as red alert tomatoes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486416 Red alert tomato purees, a Commodity code, describes canned and processed tomato products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services agencies. Recent solicitations under this code show school districts, state corrections departments, and health agencies sourcing canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and tomato purees to support cafeteria operations, with products specified to meet USDA Grade B or better standards, sodium limits of 240 mg per 100 grams, and minimum twelve-month shelf life requirements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home), and state-supported living centers. These buyers represent a mix of county and municipal school systems, state-operated institutional facilities, and regional purchasing cooperatives managing multi-district procurement.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with recent opportunities posted from Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, Illinois, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due February 9, 2026 (historical price $14.30 per case, delivered FOB Destination to Salem), the same agency's ITB for tomato paste seeking approximately 1,904 cases due March 9, 2026 (historical price $27.75 per case), and embedded line items within larger school nutrition food procurements such as Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 RFQ and Burke County Public Schools' June 5, 2026 sealed-bid solicitation. Canned tomato products typically represent single line items or small product categories within broader school nutrition and institutional food service contracts valued at millions annually, with awards commonly made on a lowest-responsive-bid basis and delivery required within 30 days of purchase order issuance on FOB Destination terms. Oregon applies 5 percent preferences for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-processed goods and 5 percent preferences for resident bidders headquartered in Oregon. No recent opportunities show set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, and incumbent vendors appear once (Highland Wholesale for ODOC tomato purchases in prior years) but hold no exclusive position in current solicitations.