UNSPSC 50486857: Taro leaf purees

The type of vegetable known as taro leaf which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486857 Taro leaf purees (Commodity) does not reflect the actual purchasing activity in the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code. The recent opportunities show that state and local governments are soliciting broad food and consumable products for institutional food service — including proteins, frozen and fresh produce, dairy, grains, condiments, and food service supplies — rather than taro leaf purees specifically. The code appears to have been applied as a catch-all classifier for general food procurement despite its nominal scope being a single specialty ingredient. Issuing bodies span state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Human Services, Georgia Department of Corrections), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), and state-supported living centers. Texas facilities, particularly the Lufkin and El Paso State Supported Living Centers operated by the Health and Human Services Commission, appear as repeat buyers.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with additional opportunities in Oregon and Illinois. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due 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 peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products for multiple warehouse locations (bids due May 4, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026, and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued an IFB for food products and related items with a June 15, 2026 deadline. State and local buyers under this code consistently require F.O.B. Destination delivery, firm fixed pricing, verifiable references, and compliance with federal food standards and Buy American provisions where applicable.