UNSPSC 50484606: Mizuna lettuce purees

The variety of lettuce known as mizuna lettuce which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50484606 Mizuna lettuce purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect state and local procurement activity evident in recent opportunities. The code nominally names a single product (mizuna lettuce purees), but the recent solicitations tagged to it—from Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—are sourcing broad commodity food procurement spanning proteins, frozen and canned vegetables, dairy, grains, condiments, and food service supplies for state institutions, correctional facilities, senior services centers, and school nutrition programs. None of the posted opportunities specifically solicit mizuna lettuce purees or vegetable purees as a named line item or major scope element. The mismatch suggests the code is either over-tagged by issuing procurement systems or the puree classification does not align with actual state and local food sourcing behavior at scale.

State and local food procurements under this coded opportunity set originate from state agencies (Texas HHS, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia state government), county bodies (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Ben Hill County Schools), and school district nutrition programs (Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools). The dominant activity is multi-item institutional food service—Texas HHSC and TDCJ solicit hundreds of line items annually; school districts bid comprehensive nutrition programs with 300–400 line items per cycle; and smaller jurisdictions like Gwinnett County source 35–40 items per quarter. Recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026 span Texas (four active solicitations including a $4.5 million three-year HHSC award potential), Georgia (three school district and one county procurement), and Oregon (one ODOC canned-tomato procurement for 7,616 cases at $13.75 per case from prior award). Issuing bodies consistently require F.O.B. Destination delivery, USDA grade compliance, 72-hour to seven-day fulfillment, Buy American Act adherence where applicable, HACCP or food-safety certifications, and firm fixed pricing with limited adjustment provisions tied to USDA or CPI indices. Representative current activity includes the Texas HHS Commission IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 11, 2026, estimated prior spend $1.5 million annually), Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for nutrition program food across four schools (due June 15, 2026), and Oregon Department of Corrections bid S2910000017145 for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder 5 percent preferences).