UNSPSC 50424608: Dried red oak leaf lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as red oak leaf lettuce that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424608 Dried red oak leaf lettuce, a Commodity code, shows limited recent procurement activity directly aligned with its scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code consist primarily of solicitations for dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans) and broader food-supply contracts, not fresh or dried lettuces. State and local governments do use this code to procure fresh and processed produce for institutional food service—corrections facilities, school meal programs, child and adult care food programs, and state agency kitchens—but the recent record reflects institutional demand for shelf-stable staples rather than specialty or perishable greens. When lettuce does appear in state and local institutional procurement, it typically surfaces as part of larger food-supply RFPs or IFBs that bundle proteins, vegetables, grains, and supplies into combined solicitations rather than as standalone commodity purchases.

The issuing bodies pursuing opportunities tagged under or near this code span state correctional systems (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing offices (Georgia, Oregon, Illinois), municipal procurement (City of Edinburg, Texas), and local program operators (Boys & Girls Club and child care facilities). Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026, IFB through OregonBuys with a 10% in-state preference), Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 eRFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (due October 9, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items of institutional staples (extended to May 4, 2026, with FOB delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas). The City of Edinburg, Texas, also solicited food and nonfood items in August 2026 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The code shows intermittent but steady activity in institutional food procurement, though direct lettuce solicitations are not present in the recent record.