UNSPSC 50495006: Organic red velvet okra purees

The variety of organic okra known as organic red velvet okra which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50495006 Organic red velvet okra purees is a Commodity code that in practice covers institutional food service procurement for state agencies, county services, school districts, and correctional facilities — though recent solicitations tagged with this code show little activity specifically for okra purees. Instead, the code appears applied broadly to general food and consumable products sourced for large-scale institutional operations. State and local buyers under this code are typically state health and human services departments running state supported living centers and hospitals, county social services agencies, school nutrition programs, correctional departments, and state procurement divisions purchasing on behalf of multiple agencies. The work involves competitive bidding on firm, fixed pricing for shelf-stable and refrigerated food products, consumables, and food service supplies delivered on FOB Destination terms within specified windows (typically seven days of order or monthly schedules). Vendors must meet USDA grade standards, provide samples and nutritional documentation, maintain liability insurance, comply with E-Verify and debarment certifications, and submit detailed pricing sheets with per-unit rates. Recent Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicitations have recurred multiple times under this code, including IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers (210 line items, $4.5 million potential value over three years, bid response deadline March 19, 2026) and IFB HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (prior-period value $1.5 million, July 2026 response deadline).

Activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs since May 2026 covering food and consumables for statewide state supported living center and hospital networks, with response dates ranging from June through October 2026. Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools (June 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (June 2026) solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids covering hundreds of line items and multiple school locations. Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (June 2026, $13.75 per case in prior award), and an unspecified Oregon agency posted a potato variety procurement (July 2026 due date). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, solicited cafeteria food products covering 382 line items across five geographic warehouse locations (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). Illinois and Gwinnett County (Georgia) also appeared in the recent record with quarterly and ongoing food supply orders. Buy American Act compliance, HACCP plans, and state-specific set-asides (Texas bidder preference, Oregon fabrication and resident bidder preferences) are common requirements.