UNSPSC 50486803: Apio purees

The type of vegetable known as apio which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486803 Apio purees (Commodity) covers fresh and processed celery root preparations that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school cafeterias, state health and human services facilities, and correctional institutions. Recent solicitations show this code encompassing not only celery root purees but also a broader range of prepared produce items, canned vegetables, and specialty food products for high-volume food service operations. Issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments operating state supported living centers and state hospitals, state correctional systems, county school districts, and county social services departments. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, having issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving statewide facilities. Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Georgia county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners) also solicit food service supplies regularly. These procurements typically require vendors to meet USDA grade standards, comply with FDA labeling and nutritional requirements, provide firm pricing on a per-unit or per-case basis, and maintain extensive references and liability insurance.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with recent secondary activity in Oregon and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017872 for consumables and noncontract food items at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (20 line items including prepared foods and food service supplies, bids due August 25, 2026), the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned proteins, rice, pasta, and sauces for senior services (quotes due October 19, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026 with 5% preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders), Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive school nutrition food products across multiple categories with nearly 400 line items (bids due June 15, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to supply TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas with approximately 382 line items (response deadline May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Typical contract values range from $1.5 million annual spend (El Paso State Supported Living Center) to $4.5 million over three years (statewide HHSC supplemental food contract). All solicitations enforce Buy American Act provisions for school districts, require F.O.B. Destination delivery, and mandate vendor certifications covering debarment status, E-Verify compliance, HACCP planning, and civil rights requirements.