UNSPSC 50404600: Lettuces

The type of vegetable known as lettuces

UNSPSC 50404600 Lettuces, a Class code, names fresh lettuce supplied to state and local institutional food service operations — school districts, child nutrition programs, senior services, and criminal justice agencies that source produce for meal programs serving students, children, seniors, and incarcerated populations. Recent solicitations show school districts and school nutrition programs buying lettuce as part of broader fresh produce contracts for USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant meal service, while state agencies and institutional food service operations purchase lettuce in bulk for kitchen operations. The code also encompasses lettuce bundled within larger produce procurements where it is specified as one line item among dozens of fresh fruits and vegetables priced per pound or per case.

School districts dominate the issuing body mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District and Austin Independent School District (Texas), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and multiple other Georgia county and municipal school systems. Head Start of Greater Dallas and other child nutrition programs solicit under the code, as do state departments such as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which procures produce for institutional kitchen operations. The geographic spread reflects concentrated activity in Texas, Georgia, and other Southeast and Midwest states, with recent opportunities spanning Madison (Wisconsin), Dallas (Texas), San Antonio (Texas), Tampa (Florida), Atlanta-area Georgia counties, and St. Louis (Missouri). Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026, requiring weekly delivery of approximately 5,900 servings of ready-to-eat produce within 400 miles of Madison with organic-produce pricing preference; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days per week from August 2026 through May 2027; Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce covering 40 line items including lettuce with estimated annual usage ranging from 25 to 1,200 units per item, bids due June 16, 2026; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering approximately 72 produce line items with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One across 18 school districts, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026.