UNSPSC 50496830: Organic ginger root purees

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

UNSPSC 50496830 Organic ginger root purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity under this designation. The code name specifies a single specialized ingredient—organic ginger root purees—yet the recent opportunities tagged under it represent broad consumables and food-service procurement for institutional cafeterias, school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. The actual work being solicited covers hundreds of line items spanning proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, produce, grains, condiments, canned goods, and food-service supplies such as containers, napkins, and trays. The issuing bodies are exclusively state agencies and local school districts: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple solicitations for state-supported living centers), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, school districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and elsewhere, the State of Illinois, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the State of Georgia. No single jurisdiction dominates the recent activity; solicitations are distributed across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois.

Recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food-service supplies with seven-day delivery; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services (due October 19, 2026); the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products for TDCJ warehouses (due May 4, 2026); and Burke County Public Schools' sealed-bid procurement for nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories to supply five schools for the 2026-2027 school year (due June 5, 2026). The code shows little relevance to organic ginger root purees specifically and no recent opportunities targeting that ingredient in isolation; the mismatch suggests the code has been applied as a catch-all for food-service procurement rather than as a specific commodity designation.