UNSPSC 50487002: Maca purees

Variety of tubers known as maca which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50487002 Maca purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments are conducting under this classification. Recent solicitations posted under 50487002 show no bids or RFQs for maca purees or maca-derived products; instead, the code is being applied to large-scale food service and cafeteria supply contracts spanning dozens of commodity line items including prepared foods, canned goods, proteins, dairy products, grains, condiments, and food service supplies. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests either a data-classification error in the state and local procurement systems or a legacy coding practice where 50487002 is repurposed for broader food supply aggregation. The concrete work being bought includes consumable foods for state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, correctional facility cafeterias, and county community services operations — all requiring multi-item contracts with firm fixed pricing, USDA compliance, rapid delivery windows (typically 7 days or less), and liability insurance certification.

Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (posting multiple solicitations for state-supported living centers), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Illinois state procurement, and the Oregon Department of Corrections. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with scattered Oregon commodity bids for potatoes and canned tomatoes carrying state-preference incentives. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products for TDCJ warehouse locations statewide (originally due April 21, 2026, extended via addendum to May 4, 2026). Contract values where disclosed range from $1.5 million for a single state-supported living center's annual food service to $4.5 million over three years for statewide supplemental food and consumables serving multiple state hospitals and living centers.