UNSPSC 50474619: Canned or jarred organic red boston lettuce

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

UNSPSC 50474619 Canned or jarred organic red boston lettuce is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable packaged salad greens and fresh-produce equivalents purchased by state and local governments. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers use this code nominally but actually procure broad food-supply bundles for institutional food service operations—state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, and senior services programs. The actual work involves responding to food-service RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs that bundle canned vegetables (tomatoes, beans, mixed vegetables), fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, dry goods, condiments, and food-service supplies (containers, napkins, gloves, trays) in single comprehensive solicitations. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (recurring for state-supported living centers and hospitals), Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Illinois state agencies, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Most buyers are state agencies running large institutional feeding operations and school districts purchasing for multi-school nutrition programs.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) for consumables—prepared foods and food-service supplies—at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, and an earlier IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center with prior-period spend of $1.5 million, indicating large institutional volume. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bid due June 19, 2026) with prior-contract pricing at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026) requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables) for the Department of Community Services. School nutrition procurements include Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for fresh, frozen, and packaged foods across four schools, and Burke County Public Schools sealed-bid procurement (due June 5, 2026) for nearly 400 food line items across five schools. Buy American Act requirements (over 51 percent domestic content) apply to school solicitations. Delivery windows are typically 30 to 72 hours; pricing includes FOB Destination freight; bidders must supply references, insurance (minimum $500,000 per occurrence), HACCP or food-safety plans, and E-Verify compliance certifications.