UNSPSC 50494026: Organic tumeric purees

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

UNSPSC 50494026 Organic turmeric purees (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—specialized organic turmeric products—does not align with the recent solicitations tagged under this category, which overwhelmingly cover broad-based, shelf-stable food procurement for institutional cafeterias, state-supported living centers, corrections facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services departments. The opportunities in the dataset name canned tomatoes, frozen proteins, fresh produce, dried goods, condiments, and general consumable food service supplies—none of which are organic turmeric purees or turmeric-specific products.

The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement activity suggests either a data-tagging error in the state or local system or that organic turmeric purees remain a niche commodity not regularly solicited by the jurisdictions posting food procurement notices. The recent opportunities span Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Schools and Board of Commissioners in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia—all issuing IFBs and RFQs for mainstream food distribution contracts in the $1.5 million to $4.5 million range. No vendor responding to the turmeric code should expect alignment with these procurement patterns; pursuit of this code warrants direct outreach to institutional food service buyers to determine if organic turmeric products are specified in contracts managed under different UNSPSC classifications or whether demand remains too limited to support regular solicitations.