UNSPSC 50494000: Organic herb purees

The type of organic vegetable known as organic herbs which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50494000 Organic herb purees, a Class code, does not map clearly to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes plant-based purees and flavoring concentrates, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it—solicitations from Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Gwinnett County, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois, Georgia, and school districts in Georgia and Texas—all pursue mainstream food service procurement: prepared foods, shelf-stable groceries, canned vegetables, canned tomatoes, and bulk cafeteria items for state hospitals, supported living centers, corrections facilities, and school nutrition programs. None of the recent opportunities name organic herb purees, herb-based concentrates, plant extracts, or specialty puree products. The mismatch suggests that either the opportunities were miscoded at posting or the code itself sees minimal relevant state and local activity.

State and local procurement under this code, to the extent it occurs, would likely serve institutional food service operations—state health and human services agencies, corrections departments, and school districts managing high-volume cafeteria and institutional meal programs. Recent opportunities show issuance primarily by Texas agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia jurisdictions (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, State of Georgia), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Illinois (state health facility), with activity spanning late May through mid-October 2026. Representative solicitations include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for food items including shelf-stable proteins and produce (response due October 19, 2026), and Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with delivery to Salem (response due June 19, 2026). The code shows no standout repeat pattern and no opportunities explicitly soliciting organic herb purees or related specialty products.