UNSPSC 50494003: Organic broage purees

The variety of organic herbs known as organic borage which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50494003 Organic broage purees is a Commodity code that describes pureed vegetable products, though state and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying a much broader range of food items — canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, dairy products, proteins, prepared entrees, and consumable food service supplies to support school nutrition programs, state facilities, and institutional food service operations. The issuing bodies span school districts (elementary through high schools and pre-K centers), state agencies (Illinois Veterans Homes, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Education), and county boards of education across multiple states. Recent opportunities show school nutrition programs dominating the activity, with individual districts and cooperative buying groups seeking annual food supply contracts covering hundreds of line items and estimated expenditures ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million per contract.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, with particular intensity in school district procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, bids due June 19, 2026), and multiple Georgia school district RFPs including Ben Hill County Schools' annual food bid (bids due June 15, 2026) and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic areas with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending (proposals due March 4, 2026). The Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, bids due April 27, 2026) exemplifies large-scale K-12 procurement requiring weekly deliveries to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens, with bidders needing minimum three-year food delivery experience and firm, fixed pricing for a full fiscal year. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri issued dual solicitations for grocery items and Net Off Invoice products (both due April 29, 2026) serving nearly 19,000 students across multiple schools. The code's activity reflects institutional bulk food procurement patterns: firm fixed pricing requirements, weekly or as-needed delivery schedules, Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance mandates, nutritional standards (whole grain, sodium limits, low-fat specifications), and multi-year renewal options with price adjustment mechanisms tied to USDA indices or Consumer Price Index calculations.