UNSPSC 50111518: Veal, minimally processed with 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. 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 50111518 Veal, minimally processed with additions is a Commodity code that in practice spans a broad range of processed and minimally processed meat products for institutional food service, not veal alone. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies operating residential centers, school districts, counties operating parks and recreation programs, and special-purpose districts including workforce development facilities. Solicitations show Georgia Correctional Industries as a repeat buyer across multiple protein categories; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Oregon Department of Corrections each appear multiple times with institution-specific food procurements. The work being solicited includes frozen boneless beef steaks, pork ends and pieces, chicken strips and leg quarters, ground poultry, cooked turkey, bologna, beef patties, ham, franks, and miscellaneous shelf-stable food items for inmate meals, employee cafeterias, and senior services programs. Bidders must typically meet USDA grading standards, comply with nutritional and sodium specifications, deliver in bulk quantities (often 40,000-pound truckloads), and accept all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Georgia Correctional Industries running concurrent solicitations for ham, beef patties, bologna, franks, leg quarters, and beef trim through September and October 2026), Texas (TDCJ boneless beef steaks to Palestine and Snyder with October 21 and 20 deadlines; HHSC food service groceries for state supported living centers with August and July deadlines), and Oregon (Department of Corrections issuing multiple poultry and pork bids through August and September 2026). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267706 for frozen boneless beef strip steaks to Palestine, due October 21, 2026 (IFB via Bonfire Hub); Georgia Correctional Industries solicitation 92100ERFQ0020632027 for leg quarters in 40,000-pound increments, due October 13, 2026 (eRFQ with electronic PDF submission); the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016886 for 200,000 pounds of raw chicken strips, due May 26, 2026 (historical award $1.342 per pound to Robbins Sales); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017799 for food service groceries to Mexia State Supported Living Center, due August 25, 2026 (historical FY25 value $158,000 guideline). Oregon applies 5% preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and 5% for resident bidders; Texas uses HUB subcontracting plan requirements and cooperative purchasing vehicles; Georgia restricts communication with state staff and requires detailed specification compliance on submission sheets. Activity remains active and geographically dispersed across correctional and institutional food-service procurement cycles.