UNSPSC 50494010: Organic epazote purees

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

UNSPSC 50494010 Organic epazote purees is a Commodity code that sees virtually no direct solicitation activity in recent state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—specialty organic herb purees for culinary use—does not align with the food procurement opportunities posted under it over the past five months. State and local food purchasing actually concentrates on staple groceries, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods for school nutrition programs, state facilities, and correctional institutions, with minimal to no market for branded organic epazote products.

The recent opportunities tagged to this code fall into two categories: state and local education and human services agencies issuing broad food service solicitations (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, multiple school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia), and state corrections departments procuring specific commodity items in bulk (canned tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh produce). The issuing bodies span state departments, school districts, counties, and special-purpose facilities. Geographically, activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. A representative recent example is the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, requiring USDA Grade B or better compliance and eight full truckloads delivered 30 days apart to Salem. Another is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply state supported living centers statewide, with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP classes for food service and facility operations with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period. The code's application here appears to be a classification error; organic epazote purees are not being actively procured by state and local governments at present, and vendors tracking this code should expect minimal near-term opportunity unless school districts or state facilities begin sourcing specialty organic ingredients for therapeutic or culturally specific nutrition programs.