UNSPSC 50404614: Green leaf lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as green leaf lettuce

UNSPSC 50404614 Green leaf lettuce is a Commodity code that covers the supply and delivery of fresh green leaf lettuce to state and local institutions including correctional facilities, state supported living centers, schools, and healthcare facilities. Recent solicitations show governments procuring lettuce as part of broader fresh produce contracts for meal service operations, with the lettuce typically specified to meet USDA standards, arrive fresh with minimum 2-week shelf life from receipt, and be delivered via refrigerated trucks on FOB Destination terms. The issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), county governments (Collier County), and specialized healthcare institutions. Texas agencies dominate recent activity, with multiple concurrent procurements from TDCJ and HHSC; Georgia school districts represent the second-largest geographic cluster.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and service supplies with estimated annual usage of 1–24 cases per item; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) for delivery to multiple food warehouses serving correctional institutions (due October 14–19, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (due July 29, 2026), requiring 5,900 servings weekly sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin, with ready-to-eat processing, traceability documentation by farm of origin, and a 5% diversity preference on certified diverse-owned businesses. Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have also issued small-purchase procurements for fresh produce contracts with bi-weekly or weekly delivery schedules to correctional and mental health facilities. School nutrition procurement dominates the code's activity, with Bartow County Schools (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) all soliciting fresh produce for multi-year terms starting July 2026 with local-sourcing preferences and weighted scoring favoring cost, seasonal variety, and product quality.