UNSPSC 50494520: Organic red headed lettuce purees

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

UNSPSC 50494520 Organic red headed lettuce purees is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialty produce purées, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not align with that scope. The posted opportunities reference broad food and consumable procurement for institutional cafeterias, food service operations, and nutritional programs—fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, canned goods, condiments, and food service supplies—rather than lettuce purées specifically. The issuing bodies span state departments of health and human services, state-supported living centers, state departments of corrections, county schools nutrition programs, and municipal or regional food service operations. The solicitations show heavy participation from Texas (Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (school districts and state agencies), and Oregon (Department of Corrections), with smaller activity in Illinois. No recent opportunities explicitly solicit organic red headed lettuce purées or any lettuce purée product line.

The available opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting bids on supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers under IFB HHS0016792v2 (due March 19, 2026, up to $4.5 million over three years), the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes under IFB S2910000017145 (due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase at $13.75 per case), and multiple school district food bids in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026)—both covering nearly 400 line items of groceries for nutrition programs. The code shows a mismatch between its nominal definition and actual procurement activity; business development professionals should verify directly with issuing bodies whether specialty produce purées are genuinely in scope or whether the UNSPSC tagging reflects a data error. If pursuing institutional food supply contracts, use the broader food and consumables classes rather than relying on this code's specificity.