UNSPSC 50414502: Organic boston lettuce

The variety of organic lettuce known as organic boston lettuce

UNSPSC 50414502 Organic boston lettuce is a Commodity code representing fresh produce items supplied to state and local public entities, though recent opportunities show the code is being applied broadly to general produce procurement rather than organic boston lettuce specifically. State and local governments buying under this code are sourcing fresh fruits and vegetables for food service operations—school lunch programs, parks and recreation concessions, healthcare facilities, and state institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies span school districts, county parks departments, health-care coalitions, and state procurement offices. Early County Board of Education issued a line-by-line food bid in June 2026 covering vegetables and fruits as part of a 300+ item National School Lunch Program procurement; Collier County Board of County Commissioners solicited a food-services vendor in an ITN for concessions at North Collier Regional Park; Marion Health Care Coalition requested produce proposals for the 2026-2027 period; and the State of Georgia issued a bid for food and kitchen products in May 2026.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and scattered across state and county jurisdictions. The most recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026, with response deadlines clustering in June and August 2026 for school and health-care buyers, and March 2025 for the Collier County parks concession (note: this date appears to be an error in the source, as it predates the October 2026 posting). Early County Schools' June 2026 bid emphasized domestic sourcing, whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, and products without artificial additives, with firm pricing for 15 days post-award and price escalation requests considered on a six-month basis using USDA or CPI benchmarks. The school district required vendors to comply with Buy American provisions, maintain HACCP plans, carry $500,000 general liability insurance, and allow piggybacking by other school districts on identical terms. Collier County's food-services ITN applied a 10-point local-vendor preference and evaluated proposals on menu variety, food-safety compliance, and business qualifications totaling 100 points, with a three-year contract term plus two one-year renewals.