UNSPSC 50111517: Veal, minimally processed without additions

Products from young 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. Product additions such as an injected solution, marinade, sauce, seasoning, dry coating, stuffing, or filling are not present. Lead attributes: 1/ Refrigeration state 2/ Shape/Form 3/ Boneless Claim 4/ Source 5/ Quality 6/ Veal cut 7/ Organic 8/ Religious law suitability claim 9/ Pack type

UNSPSC 50111517 Veal, minimally processed without additions is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely procure in isolation; instead, veal appears embedded within broader food service contracts for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and child care centers where it competes against commodity proteins like chicken, turkey, pork, and beef. Recent solicitations tagged to this code show minimal direct veal-specific activity — the source contains no standalone veal bids from the past six months. The code sits at the intersection of institutional food procurement and USDA procurement-grade meat supply chains, where specification compliance, delivery logistics, and volume-based pricing drive selection. When veal does appear, it surfaces within multi-item grocery or protein bids evaluated on unit price, product quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) or National School Lunch Program (NSLP) requirements.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting protein commodities in this family include school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and child care networks across Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Nevada, Missouri, and Virginia. The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and regional school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Early County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education) have posted active food procurement opportunities in the past six months; however, these solicitations emphasize chicken, turkey, pork, beef, and ground poultry by volume and frequency, with veal absent from representative recent opportunities. The Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (posted June 24, 2026, due June 24, 2026) for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh foods across meat, produce, and dairy categories exemplify the scale and scope of institutional protein procurement, yet neither names veal as a line item. Oregon Department of Corrections ITBs for chicken strips raw, ground poultry, cooked turkey, pork loin boneless, and chicken leg quarters (spanning January through June 2026) and Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for educational and food services illustrate sustained demand for high-volume commodity proteins, but veal does not feature prominently in the recent opportunities block. The code shows little relevant recent activity — no recent state or local solicitations target veal specifically or name it as a material line item in multi-protein bids, suggesting limited procurement volume or institutional preference for lower-cost poultry and pork alternatives.