UNSPSC 50111516: Beef, minimally processed with additions

Products from mature animals of the genus Bos that have not been subject to any further manufacturing process such as being cooked, dried, cured, ground, or reformed. Products may be sliced, diced, or mechanically tenderized. Products may be sliced, diced, or mechanically tenderized. Product additions such as an injected solution, marinade, sauce, seasoning, dry coating, stuffing, or filling are present. Lead attributes: 1/ Refrigeration state 2/ Shape/Form 3/ Boneless Claim 4/ Source 5/ Quality 6/ Primary Additive 7/ Organic 8/ Religious law suitability claim 9/ Pack type

UNSPSC 50111516 Beef, minimally processed with additions is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure frozen, boneless beef steaks and related beef products for institutional food service—primarily corrections facilities, school districts, and state supported living centers. Recent solicitations show a dominant focus on boneless beef strip steaks delivered to correctional institutions, with secondary activity in ground beef products, beef trim, and beef fat for correctional industries operations. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple identical RFQs for frozen boneless beef strip steaks to different facilities (Corpus Christi, Palestine, and Snyder) in mid-October 2026, all with response dates of October 20–21, 2026. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections (Texas, Georgia, Oregon) and state supported living centers, alongside school districts and regional food-service cooperatives. Corrections agencies dominate the recent activity, accounting for the vast majority of postings and establishing tight specification requirements around sodium content, fat ratios, shelf life, and delivery increments (often 40,000 pounds per truckload).

Geographic concentration is marked: Texas, Georgia, and Oregon show the heaviest recent activity, with Georgia Correctional Industries posting nine separate bids for protein products (beef patties, bologna, ham, leg quarters, franks) between early September and early October 2026, all due within 7–10 days of posting and requiring all-inclusive, firm pricing delivered via electronic portal. Texas Education Service Center Cooperative (ESCCO) solicited boneless beef steaks for Wynne in October 2026 (IW267710, due October 21) under an RFQ format emphasizing delivery capability and product quality; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple food-service bids covering broader commodity baskets that include beef and pork products for state supported living centers. Oregon Department of Corrections has solicited multiple poultry and pork items (chicken strips, leg quarters, ground poultry, boneless pork loin, cooked turkey) with 5% Oregon-fabrication and resident-headquarters preferences, and historical pricing referenced in Oregon solicitations ($0.49–$1.37 per pound across various cuts). All major issuers require electronic submission, all-inclusive pricing with delivery fees embedded, and detailed specification compliance statements on attached forms. Small and minority-owned business set-asides and preferences appear in some Texas and Nevada solicitations but are not uniform across the code.