UNSPSC 50491906: Organic burpees golden beet purees

The variety of organic beets known as organic burpees golden beets which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50491906 Organic burpees golden beet purees, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this code. The recent opportunities on record are food service procurement for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school districts—none of which involve organic beet purees or any specialized processed vegetable products matching the code's nominal scope. The posted solicitations cover standard food supply contracts encompassing fresh produce, proteins, dairy, frozen goods, canned items, condiments, and related consumables for institutional food service operations. This mismatch between the code name and the work actually being solicited suggests either a cataloging error in the UNSPSC classification or that the code is being used as a placeholder for broader food procurement activity that should be classified under a different commodity or family code. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and specialized state facilities (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy). School nutrition programs drive the heaviest volume of activity under this code.

Geographic concentration is strong in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with responses due July 13, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026 with historical pricing at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products across multiple categories due June 15, 2026 with quarterly price adjustments permitted thereafter; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens due April 27, 2026; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services supporting approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual value of approximately $9 million due February 18, 2026. State-level school nutrition programs regularly solicit under this code with annual contract cycles aligned to fiscal-year transitions, typically running July 1 through June 30. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are evident across the posted opportunities; all procurements are open competitive.