UNSPSC 50464607: Canned or jarred red leaf lettuce

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

UNSPSC 50464607 Canned or jarred red leaf lettuce is a Commodity code representing a single produce product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply contracts—though the recent opportunities block shows no dedicated solicitations targeting this specific item in isolation. Instead, canned or jarred lettuce appears embedded within multi-category food procurement RFPs and IFBs issued by school districts, corrections departments, and state health agencies. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), multiple Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri). State agency buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (for state hospitals and supported living centers), the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Illinois Veterans Home. These jurisdictions solicit food contracts under IFB, RFP, and RFQ notice types with response dates typically spanning 30 to 60 days from posting.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest, with the densest recent cluster in Georgia (school districts bidding produce and grocery items throughout 2026), followed by Texas (HHSC statewide solicitations for multiple facilities), Oregon (ODOC procurement through OregonBuys), and Illinois (state veterans home quarterly food orders). School nutrition programs across this geographic footprint source canned vegetables, including canned tomatoes and other preserved produce, as cost-effective components of USDA Child Nutrition meal compliance, with specifications commonly requiring USDA Grade B or better, sodium content limits (often 240 mg or less per serving or 100 grams), minimum 12-month shelf life at delivery, and Buy American compliance for domestic agricultural content. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC supplemental food and consumable procurement (HHS0017449, IFB, due July 13, 2026) covering state supported living centers statewide with historical value of $1.5 million annually; the Oregon Department of Corrections canned tomato solicitation (S2910000016089, ITB, due March 9, 2026) for approximately 1,904 cases with Oregon-fabricated and resident bidder preferences of 5 percent each; and the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens with firm pricing and nine-month minimum shelf life. No opportunities in the block target canned red leaf lettuce specifically, suggesting the code represents a narrow subcategory within larger produce and grocery spending.