UNSPSC 50404606: Mizuna lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as mizuna lettuce

UNSPSC 50404606 Mizuna lettuce (Commodity) represents a narrow, single-produce category within state and local institutional food procurement, though recent solicitation activity shows little direct demand for mizuna specifically. Instead, state and local purchasing offices are procuring broad fresh-produce categories—including leafy greens, vegetables, and mixed produce lines—that may encompass mizuna as one option among many. Institutions buying under related produce codes span state departments of health and human services, state departments of criminal justice, school districts, senior-service agencies, and county boards of education. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple Georgia school districts appear most frequently in recent postings. Work solicited under the produce family includes bi-weekly or weekly fresh-vegetable delivery to state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, schools, and senior centers, with emphasis on USDA-compliant produce delivered in case quantities, meeting specific quality standards (fresh, firm, free of blemishes or mold), and priced on an F.O.B. Destination basis with all transportation costs borne by the vendor.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation for fresh fruits and vegetables to the Wynne Food Warehouse (IFB IW267411, due October 14, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for consumables and food service supplies at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026), the Dougherty County Board of Education sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (due June 16, 2026), and the Bartow County School System RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026, later reopened). Contracts typically run one fiscal or school year with renewal options. Most solicitations do not name mizuna or other leafy greens explicitly in available summaries; vendors responding to broad produce bids must confirm whether mizuna aligns with the produce-line specifications in each RFP or IFB document.