UNSPSC 50493004: Organic choy sum purees

The variety of organic chinese cabbage known as organic choy sum which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50493004 Organic choy sum purees is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product line — specifically organic choy sum purees — but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect specialized procurement of that product. Instead, the handful of notices tagged to this code actually solicit broad food-service consumables for institutional meal programs: prepared foods, frozen proteins, canned vegetables, dairy, bread, condiments, paper goods, kitchen supplies, and food-service equipment. The code appears to serve as a catchall taxonomy label for state and local food purchases rather than a precise product classifier. State and local issuing bodies using the code include state-supported living centers (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county social-services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Georgia), correctional facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools, Georgia), state health systems, and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple facilities. The mix reflects high-volume institutional food purchasing across health, corrections, education, and human services.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southwest and Southeast. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for state-supported living centers (most recently HHS0018082 for Lufkin, due October 23, 2026; HHS0017449 for El Paso, due July 13, 2026; and HHS0016792V2 for statewide distribution, due March 19, 2026 with a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years). Georgia school districts issued sealed food bids in May and June 2026: Ben Hill County Schools (due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited canned tomatoes under IFB (due June 19, 2026) and the State of Illinois posted weekly food-order solicitations. All transactions are priced F.O.B. Destination with delivery within 7 to 72 hours of order receipt and require compliance with USDA standards, Buy American provisions where applicable, HACCP plans, and state E-Verify and debarment certifications.