UNSPSC 50496300: Organic tomato purees

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

UNSPSC 50496300 Organic tomato purees, a Class code, covers tomato-based products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations — primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and state-supported living centers. The recent opportunities show that while the code nominally addresses organic tomato purees, state and local buyers are actively soliciting canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and broader food service categories that include tomato products as line items within larger grocery and produce procurements. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat solicitations from Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia). State agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and Illinois Veterans Home round out the buyer base, along with a few regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative for Georgia school districts).

Geographic spread concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia, with Georgia school districts showing the most active procurement rhythm across the recent window. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, responding to S2910000016405), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with 210 line items including tomato-based products (due July 13, 2026, responding to HHS0017449), and multiple school district food service RFPs and IFBs — such as Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive food products with monthly pricing cycles (due June 15, 2026, responding to PE61000NONST2027000000006) and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract requiring delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026, responding to IFB 2000004323). Tomato products appear in these solicitations as commodity line items rather than standalone specialty purchases, often specified with USDA grades, sodium limits, shelf-life minimums, and integration into larger weekly or quarterly food-service cycles. Buy American requirements and whole-grain / low-sodium preferences recur across school district solicitations, while state agencies emphasize USDA compliance and firm fixed pricing with limited cost-adjustment mechanisms.