UNSPSC 50486507: Tokyo turnip purees

The variety of turnips known as tokyo turnip which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486507 Tokyo turnip purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under state and local procurement. Recent opportunities tagged with this code show no pattern of turnip purees procurement. Instead, the code appears to capture a broad range of food and consumable products for state institutions, school districts, and correctional facilities — including proteins, dairy, produce, prepared foods, condiments, and food service supplies rather than any single vegetable product category. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia; Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia; Burke County Public Schools in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Douglas County School System in Georgia) and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia Department of Education). State correctional and health-care facilities also procure under this code. The work spans food supply agreements for cafeteria operations, child nutrition programs, and state-supported living centers, typically structured as multi-year contracts with firm pricing for the initial period and periodic price redetermination tied to published indices such as USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index reports.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million (response due July 13, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products including fresh and frozen produce, meat, dairy, and supplies for four school locations (response due June 15, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016089 for approximately 1,904 cases of tomato paste (response due March 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM PST, with historical reference pricing of $27.75 per case). Fairfax County Public Schools issued a Master Grocery K-12 term contract IFB 2000004323 requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with 76-item minimum bid requirement (response due April 27, 2026). School district procurements typically demand Buy American compliance, HACCP plan implementation, proof of liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites, with contract values estimated in the millions annually for large districts.