UNSPSC 50111531: Mixed species meat, minimally processed without additions

Products from two or more species of animal (e.g., a turducken), including those that are sliced or diced, that have not been subject to any further manufacturing process such as being cooked, dried, cured, ground, or reformed. Product additions such as an injected solution, marinade, sauce, seasoning, dry coating, stuffing, or filling are not present. Lead attributes: 1/ Refrigeration state2/ Quality level3/ Organic4/ Primary product additive5/ Religious law suitability claim6/ Pack type

UNSPSC 50111531 Mixed species meat, minimally processed without additions is a Commodity code that covers the procurement of fresh and frozen meat products—beef, pork, poultry, and combinations thereof—that state and local governments buy for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring everything from ground poultry and boneless pork loins to chicken leg quarters, ground beef patties, and turkey products in bulk quantities, typically in cases or truckloads ranging from 40,000 to 200,000 pounds per procurement. The mix of issuing bodies is heavily weighted toward state correctional departments and school districts. The Oregon Department of Corrections posts frequently under this code, as do Georgia Correctional Industries, the Nevada Department of Administration (for the Youth Training Center), and multiple school districts in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia including Head Start programs, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, and Henry County Schools. State health and human services agencies also participate, including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, which awarded an estimated $8.55 million open agency contract to US Foods for groceries and beverages across twenty-five school facilities statewide.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest, Southeast, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued at least six separate ITBs between January and May 2026 for chicken leg quarters, raw chicken strips, ground poultry, boneless pork loins, and cooked whole turkey, with response dates ranging from late February through late May. Georgia Correctional Industries and the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice posted multiple procurement opportunities for breakfast patties, ground beef, ham, leg quarters, and dark ground chicken between February and April 2026, all with delivery to Milledgeville-area facilities. In Texas, Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited frozen meat and produce products under IFB 26-GP with a response date of June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with a July 13, 2026 response date and a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Oregon applies a combined ten percent preference (five percent for Oregon-fabricated or processed goods and five percent for resident bidders headquartered in Oregon); Texas cooperative purchasing vehicles appear available where applicable; Nevada offers five percent preferences for Nevada-based vendors and service-connected disabled veteran businesses. Most contracts run one to two years with optional renewals, require FOB Destination pricing with freight prepaid, demand HACCP and FDA/USDA compliance, carry insurance minimums of $1 million general liability, and emphasize 95+ percent fill rates and timely weekly or scheduled deliveries to multiple school or institutional sites.