UNSPSC 50434607: Dried organic red leaf lettuce

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

UNSPSC 50434607 Dried organic red leaf lettuce (Commodity) describes produce items for institutional food service, but the recent opportunities solicited under this code show state and local governments buying dried beans — pinto, red, black, and kidney — rather than lettuce. Georgia Correctional Industries, the State of Oregon, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia all posted RFQs or IFBs for dried bean products between May and October 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas solicited a broader CACFP meal-program supply package including proteins, breads, fruits, vegetables, and paper goods alongside the dried beans typically classified under this code. Issuing bodies span state correctional systems and agencies, state departments of corrections, city school meal programs, and general state purchasing offices. The work itself involves procurement of commodity dried legumes in bulk quantities — typically triple-cleaned to institutional USDA standards, palletized for warehouse distribution, and priced on an all-inclusive, FOB-destination basis with no separate freight reimbursement.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The Oregon Department of Corrections sought approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% state-of-origin preference (5% for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon, 5% for headquartered bidders) and an incumbent historical price of $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries requested kidney beans in 880-bag increments with bids due October 9, 2026 (solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027), while the State of Oregon posted a separate IFB for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026. The State of Illinois issued a quarterly food-order solicitation (FY-27 IVHQ) covering July through September with bids due June 26, 2026, and the City of Edinburg, Texas, posted RFP 2026-017 for a nine-month CACFP program due August 4, 2026, serving 400 children daily with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 (5% price preference for Edinburg-based vendors). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued a broad cafeteria-food IFB (304T-26-300CF) with response due May 4, 2026, covering 382 line items across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations, with mandatory pre-bid on March 26, 2026, and a contract term through August 31, 2027, plus two optional one-year renewals.