UNSPSC 50414503: Organic frisee lettuce

The variety of organic lettuce known as organic frisee lettuce

UNSPSC 50414503 Organic frisee lettuce, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent alignment with state and local procurement activity. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily purchasing fresh produce through institutional food service programs—school nutrition departments, county school systems, and independent school districts dominate the recent opportunity set—but the represented solicitations center on broad produce baskets serving child nutrition programs rather than organic frisee lettuce as a line item. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all issued RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for fresh produce procurement in the past four months, but solicitation scopes typically specify broad categories such as leafy greens, lettuce varieties, and salad mixes without restricting to organic frisee lettuce specifically.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary representation from Missouri and Florida. Typical school nutrition procurements encompass 60–72 produce line items delivered weekly or multiple times weekly to 10–60 school sites, with contract terms running July 1 through June 30 and annual spend ranging from approximately $1.1 million to $4.4 million for multi-district cooperative buys (Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative, March 4, 2026 deadline; Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048, May 7, 2026 deadline; Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034, March 11, 2026 deadline). Vendors must maintain HACCP certifications, carry $1–$2 million general liability insurance, comply with Buy American provisions, and meet strict delivery windows (typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday–Friday). None of the recent solicitations explicitly name organic frisee lettuce or flag organic certification as a requirement, suggesting the code may be misaligned with current state and local procurement demand or organic lettuce is sourced as a minor commodity within broader fresh-produce contracts rather than as a standalone line item.