UNSPSC 50484621: Romaine lettuce purees

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

UNSPSC 50484621 Romaine lettuce purees (Commodity) describes pureed romaine lettuce products. State and local governments procuring under this code buy shelf-stable and fresh vegetable products for institutional food service — primarily state health and human services agencies operating supported living centers, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs. The recent solicitation activity shows that institutional buyers source romaine lettuce purees as part of broader consumable and prepared-food categories rather than as standalone line items; the code appears primarily as a component of larger food-service contracts that bundle proteins, dairy, produce, condiments, and supplies for centralized distribution. Issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Human Services, State of Georgia), county school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia; Gwinnett County in Georgia), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice operating through the state comptroller's procurement office. State-level and large institutional buyers dominate the activity, reflecting the scale economics of bulk purchasing for distributed dining and canteen operations across multiple facilities.

Recent solicitation activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumable foods and supplemental products serving state supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso — HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) solicits 22 line items of prepared foods and food-service supplies for the Lufkin facility, and HHS0016792V2 (due March 19, 2026) encompassed 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and refrigerated products across multiple state facilities with a three-year potential value of $4.5 million. Gwinnett County, Georgia issued IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and prepared condiments, and Ben Hill County Schools issued IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) spanning hundreds of line items across multiple food categories for four school locations with Buy American Act compliance required. Oregon Department of Corrections posted S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026) with a 5-percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. Romaine lettuce purees as a discrete commodity line item do not appear in the named recent solicitations; the code shows activity primarily within multi-item food aggregations rather than as a standalone purchase driver.