UNSPSC 50495603: Organic best of all rutabaga purees

The variety of organic rutabagas known as organic best of all rutabagas which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50495603 Organic best of all rutabaga purees (Commodity) encompasses bulk food procurement for state and local institutional dining and food service operations, though recent activity shows the code applied almost exclusively to general food-service consumables rather than specialty vegetable purees. State and local governments buying under this code are acquiring shelf-stable and refrigerated food products (canned vegetables, proteins, grains, condiments, dairy, prepared items), food-service supplies (containers, napkins, hairnets, straws), and fresh or frozen produce to stock canteen operations, cafeterias, and kitchen facilities at state supported living centers, correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, and other institutional campuses. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas HHS for state supported living centers), state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), and state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state procurement). The work is highly fragmented across individual issuing bodies, with no single repeat buyer driving activity; state departments of corrections and health and human services agencies that operate institutional food service represent the largest category of recent solicitors.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional activity in Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include: Texas HHS's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (22 line items, response due October 23, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with delivery to Salem (response due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest in February 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and sauces for senior services (response due October 19, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools' sealed-bid food procurement for multiple school locations spanning hundreds of line items (response due June 15, 2026), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (response due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Delivery terms are typically FOB Destination with freight prepaid, responses required within 72 hours to 7 days of order, and vendors commonly required to provide three references and comply with E-Verify, debarment certification, and HACCP or food-safety protocols. No opportunities identified rutabaga purees as a line item; the code's nominal scope appears misaligned with recent buying activity under this number.