UNSPSC 50404506: Split red lentils

The variety of lentils known as split red lentils

UNSPSC 50404506 Split red lentils is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy prepared and fresh food products for institutional food service under this code, though the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly naming split red lentils. Instead, the recent activity spans broader fresh produce and food service consumables — frozen vegetables, fresh fruits and vegetables, prepared entrees, dairy, proteins, and disposable serviceware — procured by state-supported living centers, departments of criminal justice, school nutrition programs, county parks departments, and mental health facilities. The mix of issuing bodies includes state health and human services commissions, state departments of criminal justice, school districts, county boards of education, and special-purpose facilities, with repeat buyers across Texas (HHS Commission, TDCJ) and Georgia (school districts and county systems). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission seeking consumables and food service groceries for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026) and the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside).

Geographic spread concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. Texas dominates with TDCJ solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables at multiple food warehouses (Snyder, Wynne, Palestine) and HHS Commission bids for canteen and food service groceries at state-supported living centers (Lufkin, Mexia). Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and the Madden Mental Health Center in Illinois (Hines) round out recent activity. The code shows no recent federal restrictions or set-asides specific to split red lentils; however, school nutrition programs apply diverse-owned business preferences (5% in Madison, Wisconsin; evaluation points in Georgia), and institutional food service buyers typically require F.O.B. Destination pricing, compliance with USDA grade standards, health and safety certifications, liability insurance, and prevailing wage compliance where applicable. The code appears lightly trafficked for split red lentils specifically — recent opportunities emphasize fresh produce, frozen vegetables, and prepared entrees rather than specialty legumes — suggesting niche demand and limited current pipeline activity in this commodity.