UNSPSC 50487003: Oca purees

Variety of tubers known as oca which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50487003 Oca purees (Commodity) represents a narrow ingredient category that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service operations, though recent solicitations show this code capturing a much wider range of food and consumable products than oca purees specifically. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include school districts, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, and state veterans homes. Recent opportunities show the code applied to weekly food orders for institutional dining, quarterly or annual food procurement for school nutrition programs, and supplemental consumable supplies for state hospitals and supported living centers. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) all posting food procurement opportunities in the recent window. State agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and Georgia Department of Procurement also solicit regularly under this code.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with significant recent volume from Georgia school districts and Texas state agencies. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Illinois Veterans Home add activity in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division issuing IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center and subordinate ordering entities statewide, with a response deadline of July 13, 2026 and historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior annual period; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes to the Central Distribution Center in Salem, Oregon, with a response deadline of June 19, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supply and delivery to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus distribution kitchens, with a response deadline of April 27, 2026; and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) issuing separate IFBs for grocery items and Net Off Invoice products for the 2026-27 school year, with response deadlines of April 29, 2026. Contract values where disclosed range from under $100,000 for produce or single-commodity procurements to $9 million for comprehensive annual food service distribution across large school systems, with multi-year terms and renewal options standard across most solicitations.