UNSPSC 50486813: Bittermelon purees

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

UNSPSC 50486813 Bittermelon purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code buy consumable food products for institutional food service operations, including fresh, frozen, canned, and prepared items supplied to state facilities, school districts, and other public institutions. Recent solicitations show that agencies source bittermelon and related produce items as components of broader food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code appears within multi-item food procurement notices that also encompass proteins, vegetables, dairy, grains, condiments, and food service supplies. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services operating state-supported living centers and state hospitals, county and municipal school districts operating nutrition programs across multiple cafeterias, county departments of community services, and state correctional departments. Repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (which has posted multiple IFBs for food and consumables across state facilities), Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), the Oregon Department of Corrections, and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response date October 23, 2026), encompassing 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, rice, pasta, and sauces for the Department of Community Services (response date October 19, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (response date June 19, 2026). School-district procurements from Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia both sought comprehensive grocery bids covering nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories for fiscal year 2026–2027 operations. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued a statewide IFB for the Department of Criminal Justice covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products for multiple warehouse locations across five geographic regions. These opportunities reflect institutional volume purchasing with firm, fixed unit pricing, multi-location or multi-site delivery, and compliance requirements including Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, liability insurance, and debarment certifications.