UNSPSC 50493303: Organic athene cucumber purees

The variety of organic cucumbers known as organic arena cucumbers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50493303, Organic athene cucumber purees, is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct procurement activity from state and local governments, based on recent opportunities. The code nominally describes a narrow, specialized fresh or processed vegetable product; however, the recent solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect purchases of cucumber purees. Instead, the opportunities describe broad food procurement for institutional foodservice — state supported living centers, correctional facilities, county senior services, school districts, and state health agencies — spanning fresh produce, frozen proteins, dairy, canned goods, and consumables. The issuing bodies are mixed: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (appearing twice), Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia counties (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), the State of Illinois, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Georgia. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a broad tagging practice at some agencies or a data classification issue; vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify the actual commodity requirements in each RFP or IFB rather than rely on the code label alone.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple competitive bids for consumable and supplemental food products — IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, estimated historical value $1.5 million) and IFB HHS0017872 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due August 25, 2026) — both seeking prepared foods, frozen items, and food-service supplies on an annual supply basis. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bid due June 19, 2026, previous contract $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest). Georgia school districts issued multiple food bids: Ben Hill County Schools (due June 15, 2026, Buy American Act required) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026, anticipated award June 16, 2026) both seeking nearly 400 line items of groceries across multiple categories for the 2026–2027 school year. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products for senior services (due October 19, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas (extended due date May 4, 2026). These opportunities are primarily IFB and IWQ formats, reflecting routine competitive procurement for high-volume, standardized foodservice supplies rather than specialty items.