UNSPSC 50495800: Organic shallot purees

The type of organic vegetable known as organic shallots which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50495800 Organic shallot purees, a Class code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code nominally covers a single specialty food ingredient — organic shallot purees — but the opportunities posted under this code span broad consumable food procurement for institutional cafeterias, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and state-supported living centers. Those solicitations request canned tomatoes, fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy products, condiments, bread, and food service supplies in bulk quantities; none mention organic shallots or shallot purees specifically. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging or tagging error in the underlying procurement system, or that this code is being used as a catch-all for general food products when narrower commodity codes would be more precise.

State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple state-supported living center and state hospital procurements), county school districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), and the State of Illinois. Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with activity concentrated in late summer and early fall 2026. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools' food bid covering fresh and frozen produce, meat, dairy, and kitchen supplies across four school locations (due June 15, 2026). Given the code's narrow nominal scope and the absence of any posted opportunities actually seeking organic shallot purees, this code presents minimal near-term pursuit opportunity unless the underlying cataloging is corrected.