UNSPSC 50464600: Canned or jarred lettuces

The type of vegetable known as lettuces that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464600 Canned or jarred lettuces is a Class code under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable salad greens and lettuce products, though recent posted opportunities show the code sees minimal isolated activity dominated instead by broader food-service solicitations that bundle canned and jarred vegetables with proteins, grains, dairy, and fresh produce under single comprehensive contracts. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services agencies operating state-supported living centers and psychiatric hospitals, along with county and municipal agencies managing institutional food service—corrections departments, school districts, and county senior services programs. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears multiple times as a repeat buyer of consumables for state facilities. The scope of work in recent opportunities spans both fresh and shelf-stable inventory: canned tomatoes, canned vegetables, condiments, and dried goods feature in multi-category food procurements alongside prepared items, with delivery to central distribution points or individual institutional cafeterias and canteens on a firm, fixed-price basis with pricing typically F.O.B. Destination and seven-day delivery windows.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a high-volume canned-tomato IFB (Solicitation S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, for 7,616 cases) with prior pricing at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest and Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent. Texas Health and Human Services issued multiple food-service IFBs for state-supported living centers (HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, for El Paso; HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026, for Lufkin; HHS0016792V2 valued at up to $4.5 million across three years including renewals) that bundle canned vegetables and condiments into broader consumables frameworks requiring responses to 95–100 percent of line items with firm fixed pricing and seven-day delivery. Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products for warehouse distribution across five geographic areas (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026, approximately 382 line items). School districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026; Burke County Public Schools, due June 5, 2026) and Georgia county services (Gwinnett County IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026, approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable products including canned proteins and vegetables) issue annual food bids with award cycles around mid-year. The code itself shows thin direct activity; most institutional food procurement uses broader category codes that encompass canned lettuces as a minor line item rather than the procurement driver.