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 covers shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetable products, though recent state and local solicitations show limited direct procurement of the specific product. Instead, state and local agencies are acquiring canned vegetables (canned tomatoes, canned beans, canned mixed vegetables) as line items within broader food-service and institutional nutrition programs. The buying pattern reflects routine procurement by correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and health and human services agencies seeking competitively priced, shelf-stable produce in bulk quantities. Issuing bodies include state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Education), county and municipal school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia; Gwinnett County in Georgia), and state-level purchasing offices acting on behalf of multiple institutions. Food service consumption in state institutions—prisons, group homes, cafeterias, and canteens—drives routine quarterly and annual bids for canned proteins, vegetables, fruits, and condiments in case quantities ranging from dozens to thousands of cases annually.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with recent opportunities posted from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS0018082 IFB for Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, due October 23, 2026; HHS0017872 for fiscal year 2027 consumables at the same facility, due August 25, 2026; HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables, due July 13, 2026; and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for TDCJ cafeteria food products, due May 4, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables, due October 19, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections (S2910000017145 for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes, due June 19, 2026), and school nutrition programs in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026; Burke County Public Schools, bids due June 5, 2026). The code shows sporadic rather than continuous activity; no solicitations explicitly name canned ruby romaine lettuce, and the recent opportunities bulk canned vegetables into broader category purchases alongside proteins, dairy, frozen items, and supplies—signaling that vendors typically respond to line-item requests within multi-category food bids rather than standalone canned vegetable procurements.