UNSPSC 50494512: Organic chinese lettuce purees

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

UNSPSC 50494512 Organic chinese lettuce purees is a Commodity code that sees minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged under this code actually solicit broad food procurement — weekly food orders for veterans homes, school nutrition programs, food service for correctional facilities and state health centers, and fresh produce and grocery items for district cafeterias — none of which specifically name organic chinese lettuce purees as a line item. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the broad food-family opportunities posted suggests the code is either rarely used in state and local procurement or is being applied incorrectly by issuing bodies. School districts, state health and human services agencies, and state correctional departments are the primary issuing bodies across the recent block, but they are soliciting full food-service portfolios rather than specialty vegetable purees.

Geographic activity spans Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and state agencies in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and state correctional and health facilities in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and upper Midwest (Illinois, Missouri) posting opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply state-supported living centers and health facilities statewide (response due July 13, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for school nutrition food products across four schools (response due June 15, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts (response due March 4, 2026). None of these opportunities identifies organic chinese lettuce purees as a specified commodity, and the code appears to carry little decision-relevant signal for pursuing specialized organic vegetable products in state and local markets.