UNSPSC 50464606: Canned or jarred mizuna lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as mizuna lettuce that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464606 Canned or jarred mizuna lettuce is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty vegetable products for institutional food service, though recent opportunities tagged with this code show minimal direct activity under its literal scope. Instead, the recent solicitations demonstrate that state and local governments are actively purchasing broad categories of canned and jarred vegetables, fresh produce, and food products for school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and other institutions. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat solicitations from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia). State agencies also procure regularly: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia, and Ben Hill County Schools all issued food-service solicitations in the recent window. These jurisdictions purchase canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, dairy, proteins, condiments, and prepared foods through IFB, RFP, and RFQ vehicles.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia (where school districts in multiple counties have issued produce and food bids), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ procurement), Oregon (ODOC tomato and produce contracts), and other states including Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP food and supply classes with firm fixed unit rates and historical annual value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, with USDA Grade B or better and delivery to Salem; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum 76 items from school delivery sections and serving 45 schools plus distribution kitchens. School nutrition programs uniformly require Buy American compliance, HACCP plan implementation, firm pricing for extended periods, and weekly deliveries to multiple school locations. No recent solicitations have explicitly demanded mizuna lettuce or specialty Asian greens; the code shows low relevance to current state and local procurement patterns.