UNSPSC 50484622: Russian red mustard lettuce purees

The variety of lettuce known as russian red mustard lettuce which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50484622 Russian red mustard lettuce purees (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this Commodity code span broad food service procurement — weekly food orders for veterans' facilities, institutional food supply for correctional and health-care facilities, school nutrition programs, and fresh produce contracting — none of which center on mustard lettuce purees or any specialty produce purees. The State of Illinois, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, multiple school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Burke County and Liberty County in Georgia, Fairfax County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), and Douglas County School System in Georgia have posted opportunities in this category over the past six months, but the scope consistently covers staple grocery items, proteins, dairy, prepared foods, fresh produce, and consumable supplies rather than specialty vegetable purees. The code shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and what state and local governments are actually procuring under it.

The recent activity concentrates in school nutrition programs and institutional food service across the Southeast (Georgia, Missouri, Virginia), Texas, and Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Illinois), with school districts dominating the issuing-body mix. Representative opportunities include Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 IFB for comprehensive grocery and kitchen products due June 15, 2026; Texas HHSC's July 2026 IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center ($1.5 million historical value) due July 13, 2026; and Oregon Department of Corrections' February 2026 ITB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due February 9, 2026. If pursuing this code, verify with issuing bodies whether it is correctly assigned or whether a higher-tier code better describes their actual procurement need.