UNSPSC 50486849: Paprika purees

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

UNSPSC 50486849 Paprika purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure paprika purees and other food products under this code as ingredients for institutional food service operations, though recent solicitations show minimal activity specifically tagged to paprika purees alone. Instead, the code appears in broader food procurement opportunities where paprika purees may be one line item among hundreds spanning seasonings, condiments, fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state-supported facilities — the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home, and multiple school nutrition programs across Georgia and Missouri — along with occasional county and regional school cooperatives. These jurisdictions conduct regular annual or multi-year food supply contracts via IFB, RFP, and RFQ notice types, with responses typically due between late February and late June. School districts represent the largest segment, conducting mostly annual K-12 grocery and produce procurements to supply cafeterias at elementary, middle, and high schools; state correctional and health facilities issue similar annual food supply contracts to support inmate and patient meal service.

Geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia (multiple school districts including Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee, Liberty, and Burke County), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ statewide operations), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Illinois (Veterans Home). Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, covering multiple NIGP classes and supporting onsite food service and canteen operations with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, with delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem; and the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 service to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across Virginia, due April 27, 2026, requiring weekly deliveries and minimum three-year vendor experience. School districts across Georgia dominate recent posting volume, with Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County, Burke County, and Savannah-Chatham County each conducting annual produce and grocery procurements in March and April 2026, typically requiring firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, and liability insurance of $1 million or higher per occurrence. These opportunities represent sustained, recurring demand; paprika purees as a specific commodity are subsumed within these larger, line-item-heavy aggregated food procurements rather than solicited standalone.