UNSPSC 50404603: Frisee lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as frisee lettuce

UNSPSC 50404603 Frisee lettuce, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh leafy greens and prepared produce items procured by state and local governments for institutional food service, with recent solicitations showing demand from correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies, school districts, and senior services programs. The code captures narrow-scope commodity purchases—individual produce line items embedded within broader food-service and grocery procurements—rather than comprehensive produce supply contracts; state agencies and school nutrition programs source frisee and mixed lettuces alongside dozens of other vegetables, proteins, and prepared foods as part of annual food-service bids. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and health and human services (Texas, Illinois), county and school-district nutrition programs (Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, Indiana), and municipal senior-services divisions; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly across multiple fresh-produce and food-warehouse solicitations, and state-supported living centers in Texas post regular food-service groceries bids that specify bag lettuce, salad mixes, and fresh vegetables as line items.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), which specified food service items and supplies across 22 line items with estimated annual quantities of 1–24 cases; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable procurements for food warehouses at Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and Snyder (IW267420, due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, with a small-business set-aside); the Bartow County School System's request for local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles (10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026); and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid solicitation for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (016-SNS-2027, due June 16, 2026). School districts and state correctional institutions drive consistent demand; pricing is typically quoted per case, unit, or pound with F.O.B. Destination terms and prevailing-wage compliance required in some jurisdictions. Opportunities carry standard procurement compliance requirements—E-Verify, debarment certification, insurance, and food-safety certifications—and state contracts often include HUB or small-business set-asides or diversity preferences.