UNSPSC 50496003: Organic giant winter spinach purees

The variety of organic spinach known as organic giant winter spinach which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50496003 Organic giant winter spinach purees is a Commodity code that nominally designates specialized vegetable preparations, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect purchase of organic spinach purees or purees of any kind. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code solicit broad consumable food products for institutional food service — prepared and frozen proteins, canned vegetables, dairy, grains, condiments, sauces, and related kitchen supplies — typically sourced through competitive sealed bidding (IFB or IWQ) by state health and human services agencies, correctional departments, school districts, and county social services programs. The work involves responding to detailed line-item specifications with firm unit pricing, meeting USDA grade and food safety standards, providing references and company qualifications, and committing to FOB Destination delivery within defined windows (commonly 7 to 72 hours of order placement). Issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple state supported living centers and hospitals), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia. This code sees little geographic concentration — recent opportunities originate in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois, reflecting dispersed state and local institutional purchasing across multiple regions and agency types.

The most recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods (prepared foods and food service supplies) at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center with bids due October 23, 2026; Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (peanut butter, canned proteins, pasta, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (USDA Grade B or better) due June 19, 2026, with Oregon bidder and Oregon-fabricated goods each receiving a 5 percent preference. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, condiments, canned and fresh vegetables) across five TDCJ warehouse locations with a response due date extended to May 4, 2026. Contract values where disclosed range from historical annual spend of approximately $1.5 million (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center) to a maximum three-year potential value of $4.5 million (HHSC statewide supplemental food and consumables). The mismatch between the code's stated commodity (organic spinach purees) and actual procurement activity (broad-line institutional food service sourcing) is pronounced; this code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its nominal scope.