UNSPSC 50404616: Lamb’s lettuces

The variety of lettuce known as lamb's lettuces

UNSPSC 50404616 Lamb's lettuces, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally covers a single produce item, yet the recent opportunities posted under it reflect a much broader scope: school districts, county education systems, and public-sector food-service agencies are procuring comprehensive fresh produce assortments—including apples, carrots, broccoli, lettuce varieties, onions, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and dozens of other fruits and vegetables—rather than lamb's lettuce specifically. The mismatch suggests either inconsistent coding practice among procuring agencies or that this code is used as a catch-all for fresh-vegetable procurement more broadly rather than for the specific commodity its name implies.

The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut, with secondary activity from state departments of criminal justice (for institutional food service), Head Start agencies, and municipal departments managing senior services and school nutrition programs. Recent representative opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026 (approximately 5,900 servings weekly, under $0.20 per pound organic preference); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bulk potato and carrot procurements (IFB IW253079, IW253121, IW253099, IW241979-A) in June and February 2026; the Bartow County School System Georgia RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables due June 22, 2026 (sourcing within 400 miles); the Dougherty County Board of Education Georgia fresh produce RFP due June 16, 2026 covering 40 line items; and the Northside Independent School District Texas RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (Travis County, Monday–Friday delivery, due May 7, 2026). Opportunities cluster heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary concentration in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Pricing terms vary widely—cost-plus-fixed-fee models, firm fixed pricing with market-index adjustment clauses, and net-30 to net-40 payment terms are standard. Most contracts run one school or fiscal year (July–June) with renewal options of one to four additional years. Evaluation emphasizes cost, quality, delivery reliability, local sourcing preferences, and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions and HACCP food safety standards. Set-asides or preferences for disadvantaged vendors are not consistent across postings; when present, they appear as secondary scoring factors rather than hard restrictions.