UNSPSC 50494507: Organic red leaf lettuce purees

The variety of organic lettuce known as organic red leaf lettuce which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50494507 Organic red leaf lettuce purees is a Commodity code with little recent activity in state and local procurement. The code shows no solicitation matching its nominal scope in the recent opportunities block—lettuce purees do not appear in any of the posted state and local contracts. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code involve broad food procurement for institutional meal service: school nutrition programs sourcing hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and consumables; state corrections departments and health and human services agencies bidding for cafeteria and facility food supply; and regional food distribution contracts. These are general food service buys, not specialty produce purees. The issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Georgia Department of Corrections), and regional cooperatives purchasing on behalf of multiple districts. The code should not be relied upon as a signal for red leaf lettuce puree demand.

The geographic spread of tagged opportunities spans Georgia (multiple school districts and state procurement), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ food supply), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Missouri (Rockwood Schools), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Illinois (Veterans Home). Representative recent solicitations include Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 due April 27, 2026, covering weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri issuing two simultaneous IFBs for grocery items and Net Off Invoice products both due April 29, 2026; and Douglas County School System RFP 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services due February 18, 2026, supporting approximately 32,000 meals daily with an estimated annual spend of $9 million. Code misalignment suggests this category carries limited signal value for lettuce puree suppliers.