UNSPSC 50464617: Canned or jarred looseleaf lettuces

The variety of lettuce known as looseleaf lettuces that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50464617 Canned or jarred looseleaf lettuces, a Commodity code, describes packaged leafy greens that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service supply contracts for institutional meal programs. The recent opportunities block contains no specific solicitations for this commodity standing alone; instead, the code appears tagged within larger food procurement RFPs and IFBs that bundle dozens or hundreds of line items covering proteins, produce, dairy, prepared entrees, and supplies. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under related food codes include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Veterans Home), and regional purchasing cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The solicitations span IFB, RFP, and RFQ notice types with response dates ranging from February through June 2026.

The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026; due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T26300CF (posted May 4, 2026; extended to May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products to supply TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas; and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026; due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 covering direct delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens. While the code nominally describes looseleaf lettuces, the opportunities tagged under this and adjacent food commodity codes reveal that institutional food procurement operates through large bundled contracts with hundreds of line items rather than single-product purchases, making pursuit viable only for vendors with multi-category product depth and logistics networks serving multiple locations.