UNSPSC 50486501: Green globe turnip purees

The variety of turnips known as green globe turnips which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486501 Green globe turnip purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code cover broad food service procurement — weekly cafeteria supplies for state veterans' homes, quarterly food orders for correctional facilities, fresh produce for school nutrition programs, canned tomatoes and tomato paste for institutional feeding, and grocery line-item contracts for school districts — none of which are turnip purees or turnip-specific products. The code shows a systematic mismatch between its nominal scope and the goods being purchased. Issuing bodies include state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Liberty County in Georgia, Burke County in Georgia, Ben Hill County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), and county school systems, reflecting the concentration of child nutrition and institutional food service demand. Repeat buyers across multiple quarters and fiscal years include state correctional and long-term care systems, particularly Oregon ODOC and Texas HHSC, which issue quarterly or annual food procurement cycles.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-South — Georgia, Texas, and Oregon appear most frequently in recent postings — with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri, Illinois) and upper Midwest (Virginia). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC procurement for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, response due July 13, 2026, approximately $1.5 million historical value), the Oregon Department of Corrections canned tomatoes solicitation (ITB S2910000017145, approximately 7,616 cases, response due June 19, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, response due April 27, 2026, spanning 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens), and Ben Hill County Schools food bid (IFB #26271, response due June 15, 2026). The code's assignment to these broad food service opportunities appears administrative rather than substantive; vendors pursuing state and local procurement in this space should treat this code as a catch-all category for food supply and consumables and verify the actual product lines (produce, proteins, dairy, canned goods, prepared items) from the individual solicitation documents rather than relying on the code name alone.