UNSPSC 50434613: Dried organic crisphead lettuces

The variety of organic lettuce known as organic crisphead lettuces that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50434613 Dried organic crisphead lettuces is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a broader range of dried legumes and institutional food products sourced for state and local correctional facilities, school meal programs, and other public institutional kitchens. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal that agencies are actively procuring dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, and red beans), bulk food supplies, and cafeteria products in volumes suitable for high-volume institutional meal preparation. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices, municipal school districts, and city children's programs. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois have posted solicitations in the past four months, indicating repeat procurement activity from correctional systems and state institutional food services. The procurement pattern reflects ongoing demand from large public kitchens serving multiple meals daily to populations numbering in the hundreds to thousands.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and West, with recent opportunities from Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, offering a combined 10% evaluation preference (5% for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon, 5% for bidders headquartered in Oregon), with palletized delivery to Salem required within 45 days and a historical price of $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026, under RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027, with all-inclusive pricing and electronic PDF submission required. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including proteins, grains, and condiments across five geographic warehouse locations, with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, released RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service, requiring daily delivery of beverages, paper goods, food products, and janitorial supplies to serve approximately 400 children, with a local-vendor preference applying to bids within 5% of the lowest price under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051.