UNSPSC 50486826: Fiddlehead ferns purees

The type of vegetable known as fiddlehead ferns which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486826 Fiddlehead ferns purees, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—specialized vegetable purees—does not align with the recent opportunities tagged under it, which reflect broad food service procurement for institutional kitchens, schools, correctional facilities, and supported living centers. The State of Illinois, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and multiple school districts across Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia have posted opportunities since late January 2026, but none specifically names fiddlehead fern purees or related specialty produce purees as line items; instead, solicitations cover weekly food orders, canned tomatoes, fresh produce, breakfast items, dairy products, proteins, and general grocery supplies. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the misalignment between the commodity's name and what is actually being procured suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or that fiddlehead fern purees fall outside the mainstream of state and local institutional food service demand.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia) and state agencies managing facilities and institutions (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas HHSC for state supported living centers and hospitals, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Corrections). IFBs and RFPs dominate the notice types, with response dates clustered from late February through early July 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHSC procurement (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million annually; the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323), due April 27, 2026, supplying 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and the Douglas County School System RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs (PE64810NONST2026000000047), estimating $5.5 million annually across 30 school districts, due March 4, 2026. Procurement under this code is not worth pursuing unless your firm has a specific product-line relationship to one of the named opportunities or can demonstrate that fiddlehead fern purees fit within a broader institutional food service delivery contract.