UNSPSC 50493000: Organic chinese cabbage purees

The variety of organic cabbages known as organic chinese cabbages which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50493000 Organic chinese cabbage purees (Class) does not reflect the actual work being solicited under this code in state and local procurement. Recent opportunities posted to the class are instead for broad-based food and consumable product procurement — shelf-stable proteins, canned vegetables, dairy, bakery items, condiments, frozen specialty foods, food service supplies, and kitchen products — with no posted opportunities specifically requesting organic chinese cabbage purees or any cabbage-based products. The issuing bodies are predominantly state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois), county and municipal school districts (Gwinnett County Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and specialized state facilities such as state supported living centers and state hospitals. Texas agencies, particularly HHSC and TDCJ, appear as repeat buyers with multiple overlapping solicitations. The work involves sourcing and delivering consumable food products and food service supplies to institutional dining, canteen, and nutrition programs at fixed prices on an F.O.B. Destination basis, typically with firm pricing for an initial term followed by adjustments tied to commodity indices or third-party market data.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with seven-day delivery required; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for community services (response due October 19, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (response due June 19, 2026), with 5% preferences applied to Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia also posted comprehensive school nutrition food bids encompassing hundreds of line items across multiple food categories. The code shows active procurement momentum driven by institutional food service demand, but the nominal code definition bears no relation to the solicitations currently posted under it.