UNSPSC 50491849: Organic tonka bean purees

The variety of organic beans known as organic tonka beans which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50491849 Organic tonka bean purees is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific food ingredient, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevance to the code's stated scope. Recent opportunities tagged to this code instead reflect broad consumable food procurement for institutional cafeterias, food service operations, and nutrition programs—spanning canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, condiments, frozen items, fresh produce, and kitchen supplies rather than tonka bean purees specifically. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois), state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), and county social-services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia). These jurisdictions use the code to tag food and consumables procurement across state supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services operations—institutional food service broadly rather than specialty ingredients.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, and additional states. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods (prepared items, containers, napkins, and food service supplies) for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, with bids due October 23, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces) for community services, with quotes due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections seeking bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better, bids due June 19, 2026, with Oregon-fabricated or resident-bidder preferences available at 5%; and Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) requesting sealed bids for a comprehensive food and kitchen-supplies procurement spanning hundreds of line items across fresh produce, meat, dairy, and paper products for four school locations under Buy American Act requirements, with bids due June 15, 2026. The code's mismatch with actual procurement scope—tonka bean purees versus institutional bulk food and supplies—suggests this category is either miscoded by the issuing bodies or represents legacy taxonomy with limited current relevance to the work being bought.