UNSPSC 50484610: Baby red romaine lettuce purees

The variety of lettuce known as baby red romaine lettuce which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50484610 Baby red romaine lettuce purees is a Commodity code that covers specialty vegetable purées and processed produce ingredients for institutional food service. In practice, state and local governments soliciting under this code are buying shelf-stable and fresh food products for cafeterias, kitchens, and food service operations at correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, and other public institutions. The actual recent procurement activity shows little direct demand for baby red romaine lettuce purées specifically; instead, state and local buyers are posting bids for broad consumables and food categories that encompass fresh produce, frozen vegetables, proteins, dairy, condiments, and kitchen supplies. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments (Texas HHSC, Georgia, Illinois), county and municipal school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Gwinnett County), state correctional and institutional agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and independent school nutrition programs. These buyers source food regularly for fiscal-year cycles and multi-year contracts with renewal options.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumables and food products for state supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso with response deadlines in June through October 2026; the Lufkin solicitation (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026) covers 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies, while the broader supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) encompassed 210 line items with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia (sealed bid due June 5, 2026) both solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids across multiple line items and schools, emphasizing Buy American Act compliance and USDA standards. The Oregon Department of Corrections (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) bid approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with a prior purchase reference of $13.75 per case. The code shows active institutional food-service demand but limited recent opportunities specifically tagged to baby red romaine lettuce purées; vendors pursuing this code should monitor state HHSC, school district, and correctional-facility procurement calendars where shelf-stable and specialty produce items are sourced as part of broader food-service contracts.