UNSPSC 50496726: Organic honey ‘n pearl corn purees

The variety of organic corn known as organic honey 'n pearl corn which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50496726, Organic honey 'n pearl corn purees, is a Commodity code that in practice describes shelf-stable and prepared food products purchased by state and local governments for institutional food service operations, particularly state agencies managing residential facilities, school districts, and correctional systems. The actual work solicited under this code does not center on the nominal commodity — honey and corn purees appear rarely or not at all in recent state and local postings — but instead spans a broad range of consumable food items, food service supplies, and kitchen products that institutions procure in bulk. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois, Georgia, and Oregon state agencies), county governments (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools), school districts (Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools), and corrections departments. These buyers solicit primarily through informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations for bid (IFB), and sealed bid processes, typically with response windows of one to three weeks and delivery windows of 7 to 72 hours.

Recent opportunities show heaviest activity in Texas and Georgia, with notable activity in Oregon and one Illinois posting. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017872 for fiscal year 2027 consumables and noncontract food and kitchen items for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted August 11, 2026, due August 25, 2026), which solicited 20 line items spanning prepared foods and food service supplies with estimated annual usage of 1 to 24 cases per item; the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and sauces for the Department of Community Services (posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026, with a prior purchase reference of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest in February 2026). Contract values where disclosed range from estimated annual spends of $1.5 million for the Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center to maximum three-year potential values of $4.5 million for supplemental food and consumables spanning multiple state facilities.