UNSPSC 50493313: Organic karela cucumber purees

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

UNSPSC 50493313 Organic karela cucumber purees is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal relevance to the actual work being solicited. Recent opportunities tagged to this code involve broad food procurement — weekly food orders, cafeteria supply, school nutrition programs, and state institutional feeding — spanning proteins, produce, dairy, canned goods, and consumable supplies. The code's nominal scope (organic karela cucumber purees, a specialty vegetable product) does not match the general-purpose food supply work that dominates recent solicitations. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County in Virginia, Burke County and Liberty County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia) and state agencies (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections). The mix reflects school nutrition programs as the primary buyer, with secondary demand from state institutional and correctional facilities. A few state agency solicitations also appear, including the State of Georgia for general food and kitchen products.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia (multiple school districts and state procurement), Texas (HHSC state facility feeding), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Virginia (Fairfax County Schools), and Illinois (Veterans Home). Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, due April 27, 2026) for grocery products to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens; Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior contract value of $1.5 million; Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive food procurement across multiple categories with Buy American requirements; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs via the GEC Buying Cooperative with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The code shows little targeted recent activity for organic karela cucumber purees specifically, indicating a mismatch between the commodity classification and state and local procurement practice.