UNSPSC 50404617: Looseleaf lettuces

The variety of lettuce known as looseleaf lettuces

UNSPSC 50404617 Looseleaf lettuces (Commodity) comprises fresh leafy greens — including bagged lettuce, fresh-cut heads, and prepared salad components — procured by state agencies, school districts, corrections facilities, and social-service organizations for cafeteria, food-service, and institutional meal programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing looseleaf and mixed lettuces as part of broader fresh-produce contracts for institutional dining, often bundled with other vegetables and produce items under consolidated food-service RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs. The code sees activity across corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), school nutrition programs (Georgia and Wisconsin school districts), and county social services (Collier County parks food service, San Antonio senior centers). Repeat buyers include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which has posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations since June 2026, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which solicits food and grocery items for state-supported living centers on a recurring fiscal-year basis.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine, due October 19, 2026; IW267420 and IW267411 for food-warehouse supply, due October 14, 2026), Bryan County Schools' sealed-bid fresh-produce procurement (due May 27, 2026), the Dougherty County Board of Education's fresh-produce bid covering 40 line items including lettuce (due June 16, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District's request for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison, Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026). The Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center sought leafy greens among weekly fresh-fruit-and-vegetable deliveries under small-purchase procurement (due August 14, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center requested bi-weekly fresh produce including bagged lettuce with minimum two-week shelf life at receipt (RFQ, due September 3, 2026). Most institutional buyers apply F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor-borne freight, require compliance with USDA quality and food-safety standards, and award based on lowest responsive and responsible pricing or best value. Several school districts apply local-sourcing preferences (400-mile radius in Wisconsin and Georgia) and diversity-owned-business scoring weights.