UNSPSC 50493001: Organic bok choy purees

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

UNSPSC 50493001 Organic bok choy purees is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely procure directly as a standalone item; recent opportunities show that organic produce purées are absorbed into broad-based food service contracts that span dozens or hundreds of line items across protein, dairy, grain, and vegetable categories. Food service solicitations from school districts, state institutions, and correctional facilities dominate the code's activity, with school nutrition programs representing the largest volume of recent activity across multiple states.

School districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Burke County Public Schools), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving state supported living centers), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools) have all issued food procurement RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with due dates spanning February through June 2026, with contract terms typically running July 1 through June 30 of the following year. Solicitations uniformly demand firm, fixed pricing; compliance with Buy American requirements; USDA grade standards; HACCP food-safety protocols; delivery within specified time windows to multiple school or facility locations; and submission of detailed line-item pricing with hundreds of product SKUs. Representative recent activity includes the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, estimated prior period value $1.5 million), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, for 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens), and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts via cooperative purchasing (due March 4, 2026, estimated $4.4 million Area One, $1.1 million Area Two). Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southeast (Georgia, predominantly), with significant concurrent activity in Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. No recent solicitations name organic bok choy purees explicitly; the code appears to function primarily as a subcategory within larger commodity groupings rather than as a discrete procurement vehicle for specialized produce items.