UNSPSC 50404612: Chinese lettuces

The variety of lettuce known as chinese lettuces

UNSPSC 50404612 Chinese lettuces (Commodity) describes fresh produce supplied to state and local institutional food service operations — specifically leafy greens and related fresh vegetables delivered to correctional facilities, mental health and care centers, schools, senior programs, and state-supported living centers. Recent state and local opportunities under this code span bi-weekly and weekly deliveries of mixed fresh produce including lettuce, leafy greens, and subordinate items such as onions, carrots, peppers, and tomatoes to institutional kitchens and food warehouses. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), and special-purpose entities such as senior services programs and state-supported living centers. Texas agencies — particularly HHSC, TDCJ, and the Department of Criminal Justice — represent the largest concentration of recent activity on this code.

Activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with the heaviest recent volume in Texas institutional procurement. Representative current opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicitation HHS0018082 (IFB, bids due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods including fresh produce for Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations IW267411 and IW267420 (both RFQ format, responses due October 14, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetables to Wynne and Snyder food warehouses; the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (quotes due September 3, 2026) for bi-weekly fresh produce deliveries to Joliet Treatment Center with small-business set-aside; the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (bids due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison with Wisconsin diversity-owned preference; and the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 (proposals due June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles. Institutional food-service contracts typically run one to three years with renewal options, require F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid, impose strict delivery windows (often 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on specified days), and demand USDA-grade compliance, health department certifications, and prevailing-wage compliance in some jurisdictions. School districts increasingly favor local sourcing and organic produce with weighted evaluation scoring, while correctional and care-facility procurements emphasize specification compliance and rapid complaint resolution with cost recovery provisions for damaged or non-conforming shipments.