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 (Commodity) does not reflect the actual scope of work state and local governments are buying under recent solicitations. The code nominally describes a single product line, but the opportunities posted under or tagged to this code cover broad consumable food procurement for state facilities, school nutrition programs, and corrections systems — spanning proteins, dairy, frozen and fresh produce, condiments, baking supplies, and food service consumables rather than lettuce purees specifically. Texas Health and Human Services Commission dominates the recent activity, appearing in multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers, hospitals, and corrections facilities statewide. Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Oregon state agencies (Department of Corrections) also appear as repeat buyers. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and corrections agencies and independent school districts procuring annual or multi-year food service contracts.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and sauces (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' solicitation for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B standards (due June 19, 2026, with a prior award at $13.75 per case); and Burke County Public Schools' comprehensive grocery procurement across nearly 400 line items for five schools (bids due June 5, 2026). The code shows substantial recent activity but little evidence of organic red leaf lettuce puree procurement specifically; the mismatch suggests the code was applied incorrectly or serves as a catch-all for institutional food procurement.