UNSPSC 50487005: Mashua purees

Variety of tubers known as mashua which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50487005 Mashua purees (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent solicitations tagged with this UNSPSC code show no procurement activity for mashua purees or related products. Instead, the code has been applied to broad food service contracts — school nutrition programs, state facility cafeterias, and correctional institution food supply — for items such as canned tomatoes, fresh produce, dairy products, proteins, condiments, and prepared foods. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and recent opportunity tags suggests either data classification error or obsolete taxonomy assignment in the issuing bodies' procurement systems.

The fifteen recent opportunities span school districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia; state agencies in Illinois, Texas, and Oregon; and county school systems, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer type across 2026 contracts. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million for the prior period), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, covering 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens), and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, based on a prior purchase of $13.75 per case). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and state institutional feeding driving most RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs. This code warrants investigation for reclassification or data cleanup rather than pursuit based on current tagging practices.