UNSPSC 50493512: Organic sugarhat endive purees

The variety of organic endives known as organic sugarhat endives which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50493512 Organic sugarhat endive purees (Commodity) covers shelf-stable food products and fresh or frozen vegetables state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, including cafeteria, canteen, kitchen supply, and on-campus food programs at state-supported living centers, corrections facilities, school districts, and county senior services centers. Recent solicitations under this code span prepared foods, frozen specialty items, canned vegetables, fresh produce, and consumable food-service supplies (containers, napkins, trays, straws, foil). The issuing bodies are a mix of state health and human services agencies, state corrections departments, county boards of commissioners, county schools, and municipal school districts — with Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice appearing as repeat buyers across multiple fiscal-year food supply IFBs and IWQs. Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and Gwinnett County appear as active school-district buyers of comprehensive grocery and nutrition-program food. Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting canned tomatoes and Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools conducting annual nutrition-program food bids in Georgia; Illinois also appears as an issuing body for institutional food supply.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods (prepared items, food service supplies) at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center with bids due October 23, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, sauces, soups) for senior services with quotes due October 19, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better, with delivery to Salem and bids due June 19, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission also solicited IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior historical value of $1.5 million annually and a maximum three-year potential value of $4.5 million. Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools issued comprehensive school nutrition food bids in May-June 2026 spanning hundreds of line items with firm pricing for the initial 30-day period and subsequent adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index market data. All recent solicitations require F.O.B. Destination delivery, compliance with federal food safety and Buy American standards, three business references, and debarment certifications; school districts and corrections facilities impose additional HACCP plan and liability insurance requirements.