UNSPSC 50464609: Canned or jarred ruby romaine lettuce

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

UNSPSC 50464609 Canned or jarred ruby romaine lettuce is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty produce items in shelf-stable form, though recent solicitations show minimal activity directly targeting this specific product. The code sits within a broader ecosystem of canned and jarred vegetable purchases by state agencies, school districts, and institutional operators managing food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code typically seek specialty produce items for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers, where shelf stability and procurement efficiency favor canned or preserved formats over fresh produce. Issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes, state correctional departments, state health and human services commissions managing institutional facilities, and independent nutrition programs serving student populations. Representative recent opportunities in the broader canned-goods space include the Oregon Department of Corrections procurement of canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, ITB S2910000016405, due June 19, 2026) and tomato paste (approximately 1,904 cases, ITB S2910000016089, due March 9, 2026), both delivered to the Central Distribution Center in Salem, Oregon, where USDA Grade B or better standards and low-sodium specifications are standard requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in states with large institutional food service operations—Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Missouri appear most frequently across recent procurements. School nutrition programs dominate the solicitation volume, with Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all issuing multi-category food procurements in the March-June 2026 window. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat institutional buyers. While the specific ruby romaine lettuce commodity shows no posted solicitations in the recent-opportunities block, the underlying demand pattern mirrors that of comparable canned and preserved vegetables—weekly or monthly deliveries to multiple school sites or institutional points, firm fixed pricing with limited escalation provisions, compliance with Buy American and USDA standards, and awards typically made to lowest responsive bidders on a line-item or vendor basis. Sole-source opportunities remain rare; competitive bidding dominates, and set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises do not appear in the available documentation for produce or related commodity categories.