UNSPSC 50496316: Organic red alert tomato purees

The variety of organic tomates known as organic red alert tomatoes which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50496316 Organic red alert tomato purees is a Commodity code that spans state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and packaged tomato products for institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code and closely related tomato-product categories show purchasing concentrated in institutional cafeteria and food-service operations—primarily state health and human services agencies operating supported living centers and state hospitals, county and municipal nutrition programs, and school districts. The actual work being solicited ranges from individual line-item purchases of canned tomatoes (whole, diced, sliced, stewed, or halves meeting USDA Grade B or better) to broader consumables procurements in which tomato products appear as one of dozens of food and supply items. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple end-using agencies. Delivery is consistently FOB Destination with freight prepaid and included in pricing, and most solicitations require compliance with USDA and FDA standards, minimum shelf-life guarantees (typically 12 months remaining at delivery), and proper labeling including country of origin and nutritional facts.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumables and food products serving state supported living centers (HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026; HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026; and HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026, covering 210 line items with a potential three-year value of $4.5 million). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, with Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-resident bidders each receiving a 5% evaluation preference; the prior purchase in February 2026 was $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) solicited food items including canned sauces and vegetables via IWQ 140229 due October 19, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) each issued school nutrition food bids covering hundreds of line items across multiple food categories for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas, with response due May 4, 2026.