UNSPSC 50493409: Organic italian eggplant purees

The variety of organic eggplants known as organic italian eggplants which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50493409 Organic italian eggplant purees is a Commodity code that rarely appears in state and local procurement activity. The recent-opportunities block shows no solicitations actually seeking organic Italian eggplant purees or any eggplant product. The code's nominal scope does not match the work being solicited under tags applied to it. State and local governments purchasing under this code are buying broad categories of shelf-stable and prepared food products — canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and food service supplies — for institutional food service at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, county senior services, and state hospitals, not specialty produce items. This mismatch signals that the code either sees little relevant recent activity or is being misapplied to catch-all food procurement notices.

The issuing bodies soliciting food products are primarily state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois), county school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), county government (Gwinnett County), and correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois, with Texas showing the highest frequency across state-supported living centers and correctional facilities. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026) covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with seven-day delivery; Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with 5 percent Oregon-resident preference (bids due June 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for school nutrition products across four facilities (due June 15, 2026). Pricing in large institutional food procurements carries historical reference points — Texas HHSC El Paso facility prior-period volume of $1.5 million annually, TDCJ's estimated needs based on prior-year usage, and ODOC's prior purchase at $13.75 per case in February 2026 — and contracts typically run twelve months with renewal options and allowance for price adjustment at intervals based on USDA or Consumer Price Index indices.