UNSPSC 50487006: Chinese broccoli purees

The variety of broccoli known as chinese broccoli which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50487006 Chinese broccoli purees is a Commodity code that encompasses processed vegetable products sourced by state and local food service operations — primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and health and human services institutions that procure ready-to-use pureed vegetables for meal preparation and institutional cafeteria operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving state hospitals and supported living centers, Illinois Veterans Home), and county school nutrition programs. The recent solicitation activity shows these issuing bodies typically bundle purees alongside broader food-supply categories rather than as standalone line items; procurement occurs through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with firm fixed pricing, weekly or monthly delivery schedules, and contract terms running July through June annually with renewal options.

Activity concentrates in the South and Southwest — Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District) — with secondary activity in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections) and Illinois (Veterans Home in Quincy). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (June 11, 2026 posting, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and contract term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 plus one renewal option; Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (May 19, 2026 posting, due June 15, 2026) for a comprehensive grocery procurement across four schools with monthly and annual pricing for hundreds of line items and a contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 (January 21, 2026 posting, due February 18, 2026) for food supply and distribution services serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million. Bidders compete on price, vendor performance history, compliance with Buy American and nutritional specifications, and service capability; school districts typically award to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or multiple vendors on a line-item basis, while corrections and health agencies evaluate on best value. Set-asides and preferences are uncommon; Oregon applies a 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated or processed goods and resident bidders. The code shows consistent quarterly and annual procurement cycles driven by school-year budgets (July 1 through June 30) and institutional meal-service demand.