UNSPSC 50414500: Organic lettuces

The type of organic vegetable known as organic lettuces

UNSPSC 50414500 Organic lettuces is a Class code that names fresh organic lettuces as a discrete commodity, but recent state and local solicitations under this code span a much broader scope of fresh produce and food service provisioning. The issuing bodies include county recreation departments, school districts, health care coalitions, and state procurement offices. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting food-service concessions for North Collier Regional Park via ITN with a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points; the Marion Health Care Coalition is seeking produce proposals for 2026-2027; Early County Board of Education is requesting line-by-line bids for approximately 300 food items (including meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, and fruits) and non-food supplies for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program; and the State of Georgia is bidding food, supplies, and other kitchen products statewide. The mix reflects school food service as a primary buyer alongside county parks, health care operations, and state-level institutional feeding.

Recent activity appears in Georgia (state procurement and Early County Schools), Florida (Collier County), and unspecified jurisdictions in the MHCC opportunity. The Collier County ITN for North Collier Regional Park closed March 6, 2025 (posted October 8, 2026), with evaluation favoring menu variety, food safety compliance, vendor qualifications, and local-vendor status. Early County Board of Education's IFB for school food (meats, produce, dairy, bread, and fluid milk) closed June 8, 2026 with emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, and low-sodium formulations; the contract runs July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with renewal options and allows piggybacking by other school districts. Marion Health Care Coalition's produce RFQ closed August 21, 2026 with pricing adjustments permitted based on seasonal availability. The State of Georgia's general food-supplies bid closed June 22, 2026. Geographic concentration in the South (Georgia, Florida) does not preclude broader activity; the code shows modest recent visibility overall.