UNSPSC 50424605: Dried mesculin mix lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as mesculin mix lettuce that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424605 Dried mesculin mix lettuce is a Commodity code, but recent state and local procurement activity under it centers on dried legumes — kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans — procured for institutional food service in correctional facilities, child and adult care programs, and state agency meal operations. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois are actively soliciting dried beans in bulk quantities, typically 40,000 to 880 bags per order, specified to USDA grading standards and delivered palletized to central distribution points. The code's nominal scope (mesculin mix lettuce) does not align with what is actually being bought; state and local procurement under this code reflects institutional bulk legume procurement for inmate and child nutrition programs rather than fresh salad greens.

Recent solicitations span Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued IFB S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% Oregon-source evaluation preference and FOB destination delivery to Salem; the historical price was $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries posted RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive delivery pricing and PDF-format bid responses without compliance shortcuts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products including dried beans and proteins across five geographic warehouse locations, with the extended response deadline of May 4, 2026 and a contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. The State of Illinois and City of Edinburg, Texas also posted food procurement opportunities in the same period. This code shows no recent activity in fresh mesculin lettuce; vendors targeting state and local procurement here should focus on institutional dried-legume supply chains, USDA compliance documentation, and palletized bulk delivery logistics.