UNSPSC 50112019: Specialty meat, processed with additions

Products (e.g., dog) from a single species not of the Class Aves and other than beef, bison, boar, deer, frog, goat, horse, lamb, land snail, llama, pork, rabbit, snake, turtle, or veal that have been subject to one or more further manufacturing processes 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 present.

Lead attributes: 1/ Refrigeration state 2/ Shape/Form 3/ Boneless Claim 4/ Source 5/ Level of Cooking 6/ Non-thermal Preservation 7/ Mechanical Processing 8/ Primary Additive 9/ Cut 10/ Quality level 11/ Organic 12 Religious law suitability claim 13/ Pack type

UNSPSC 50112019 Specialty meat, processed with additions is a Commodity code used by state and local procurement offices to classify processed meat products including boneless beef steaks, pork ends and pieces, chicken strips and leg quarters, ground poultry, cooked turkey, ham, bologna, beef patties, and franks. State and local governments solicit these products primarily through corrections departments, state-supported living centers, school districts, and education service cooperatives, with solicitation notices appearing as ITBs, IFBs, and RFBs with response deadlines ranging from one to two weeks. The work is highly standardized—vendors must meet USDA procurement grades, comply with FDA and food-safety regulations, provide detailed specification compliance rather than generic attestations, and deliver on FOB Destination terms with freight and all ancillary charges included in pricing. Correctional facilities dominate the buyer mix, particularly Georgia Correctional Industries (which issued at least six recent solicitations for bologna, ham, beef patties, leg quarters, franks, and beef trim), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (four boneless beef steak solicitations in October 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple poultry and pork procurements). School districts and state health and human services facilities round out the customer base, with recent activity at Harlandale ISD, Northside ISD, Early County Board of Education, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission state-supported living centers.

Geographic activity clusters strongly in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, which account for the vast majority of recent opportunities. Texas TDCJ issued four consecutive boneless beef steak bids in mid-October 2026 for delivery to facilities in Palestine, Corpus Christi, Snyder, and Wynne, all with October 20–21, 2026 response dates; Georgia Correctional Industries ran a regular cadence of frozen protein solicitations (bologna, ham, beef patties, leg quarters, franks, beef trim) through September and October 2026 via electronic RFQ through the GA@Work portal, all pricing all-inclusive with no separate freight reimbursement; and the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for chicken halves, leg quarters, chicken strips raw, ground poultry bulk, and cooked turkey through late spring and summer 2026, applying a combined 10% preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered vendors. A representative recent opportunity: Texas TDCJ IFB HHS0017799 (posted August 4, 2026, due August 25, 2026) sought food service groceries including multiple protein lines for Mexia State Supported Living Center under a September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027 contract with a prior-year guideline value of $158,000. All recent solicitations require electronic submission, detailed specification compliance statements, and FOB Destination all-inclusive pricing; many carry state or regional vendor preferences (Oregon fabrication, Nevada residency, Texas HUB certification) and apply strict communication protocols limiting bidder-agency contact to named issuing officers or designated portals only.