UNSPSC 50496815: Organic carob purees

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

UNSPSC 50496815 Organic carob purees is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—specialized plant-based food ingredients—does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this code. The most recent activity shows procurement offices tagging food service and grocery bids across multiple jurisdictions, but none of the posted solicitations reference carob, organic purees, or specialty plant-based ingredients. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code cover general school nutrition food supply (canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, dairy, proteins, condiments), institutional food service for correctional and healthcare facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission state hospitals and supported living centers, Oregon Department of Corrections), and K–12 school district grocery procurement (Illinois Veterans Home, multiple Georgia school districts including Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Rockwood School District in Missouri, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia).

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary, middle, and high schools across multiple states) and state institutional food service programs (corrections, health and human services). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school districts representing the largest share of recent procurement volume. Representative opportunities include the Douglas County School System's $9 million food supply and distribution RFP (February 18, 2026 response deadline), the Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items IFB with over 900 line items (April 29, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K–12 contract with weekly deliveries to 45 schools (April 27, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's $4.5 million supplemental food and consumables IFB (originally February 23, 2026), and Muscogee County School District's fresh produce ITB based on USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News pricing (April 27, 2026). The code shows no evidence of specialized procurement for organic carob purees or comparable plant-based specialty ingredients; the posting mismatch suggests the code assignment reflects a data classification error rather than genuine market demand in this commodity category.