UNSPSC 50414508: Organic red oak leaf lettuce

The variety of organic lettuce known as organic red oak leaf lettuce

UNSPSC 50414508 Organic red oak leaf lettuce is a Commodity code that names a single produce item. State and local governments procure it as part of broader fresh produce contracts for school nutrition programs, particularly through institutions serving child nutrition (school breakfast and lunch), fresh fruit and vegetable programs, and farm-to-school initiatives. The code sees active solicitation across school districts of varying size—from small rural districts to large urban systems—but no recent opportunities isolated lettuce as a standalone line item. Instead, organic red oak leaf lettuce appears as one line among dozens or hundreds of produce specifications within consolidated food-service RFPs and IFBs. School districts predominate as the issuing bodies, with occasional participation from state agencies and county boards of education coordinating multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles. Supermarket-style food service procurement through districts emphasizes USDA compliance, domestic sourcing preferences (including Buy American standards and local-grown mandates where applicable), HACCP certification, temperature control in delivery, and firm or cost-plus pricing structures tied to USDA market indices.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, driven by large school district systems in the Southeast and Southwest. Representative opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) issuing RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with response due May 7, 2026; Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an RFP for food products with bid opening June 8, 2026; Bulloch County School District (Georgia) issuing an IFP for locally-grown produce with response May 4, 2026; and Austin Independent School District (Travis County, Texas) issuing RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages with response due March 11, 2026. Douglas County School System (Georgia) coordinated an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, with response due March 4, 2026. Lettuce—whether organic red oak leaf or other varieties—is routinely specified across these consolidated bids, but pursuit requires capability to supply full-line produce offerings, compliance with federal child nutrition standards, refrigerated delivery infrastructure, and competitive positioning against established food-service distributors already embedded in school-district supply chains.