UNSPSC 50484612: Chinese lettuce purees

The variety of lettuce known as chinese lettuces which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50484612 Chinese lettuce purees is a Commodity code that nominally names a single processed-vegetable product, but state and local governments actually buy under this code far more broadly — typically shelf-stable food products, prepared foods, and food-service consumables for institutional kitchens, cafeterias, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs. The recent opportunity block contains no bids or awards specifically for Chinese lettuce purees; the code appears to be used as a catch-all classification for routine institutional food procurement where line items span proteins, frozen vegetables, canned goods, dairy, condiments, baking supplies, and single-use food-service items such as containers, napkins, and gloves. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, state correctional systems, school districts, and county social services departments, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice appearing as repeat buyers seeking to supply multiple facilities or warehouses statewide.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Georgia, with additional solicitations from Oregon and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued at least three major food and consumables IFBs between May and October 2026, including bids for the Lufkin and El Paso State Supported Living Centers (most recent response dates October 23 and July 13, 2026) and a supplemental food procurement for state hospitals statewide (March 19, 2026, with estimated value to $4.5 million over three years). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, sought approximately 382 line items of cafeteria foods to supply six statewide warehouse locations. Georgia school districts, including Burke County Public Schools and Ben Hill County Schools, issued food bids in May and June 2026 spanning nearly 400 line items each with contract periods running through June 2027. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a separate canned-tomatoes IFB in June 2026 (7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026) that reflects the same procurement pattern: large-volume, multi-facility food supply contracts with standing delivery requirements and firm fixed pricing on unit costs.