UNSPSC 50414518: Organic mache lettuce

The variety of organic lettuce known as organic mache lettuce

UNSPSC 50414518 Organic mache lettuce (Commodity) sits within fresh-produce procurement for state and local school nutrition and food-service programs, though recent solicitations show that district buyers source across the full range of fresh produce and do not isolate purchases by individual lettuce varieties. School districts, county boards of education, and state agencies are the primary issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs dominating the activity. Leaf-lettuce items, including mache and other specialty greens, appear as line items within broader produce bids rather than as standalone procurements. The work being solicited includes sourcing, weekly or twice-weekly delivery, HACCP certification, temperature-controlled transport, Buy American compliance, compliance with USDA food-safety standards, and maintenance of shelf-life and traceability documentation. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's food-bid solicitation (RFP, June 8, 2026 due date) covering 300+ food items including vegetables and leafy greens across three schools; Northside Independent School District's fresh-produce RFP (San Antonio, Texas, May 7, 2026 due date) for child-nutrition delivery five days per week with USDA Reimbursable compliance; and Bulloch County School District's Farm to School produce RFP (Georgia, May 4, 2026 due date) specifying locally grown produce within 200 miles, including various greens and lettuce varieties.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Bulloch County, Douglas County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and statewide), Texas (McAllen, Austin, and Northside San Antonio school districts), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). District buyers issue ITBs and RFPs on annual cycles timed to July 1 fiscal-year starts. Most solicitations require 90-day fixed pricing from award; cost-plus-market formulas keyed to USDA Terminal Wholesale Market Reports or Agricultural Marketing Service indices; and delivery windows of 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM on weekdays. Insurance, E-Verify certification, debarment status, and GAP or HACCP audit certificates are standard prerequisites. Few solicitations identify incumbent vendors, and most reserve the right to award line items to multiple vendors or conduct single-source buys. Budget ranges are rarely disclosed in the available notices, and estimated annual spending for representative multi-district cooperative buys ranges from $1.1 million to $4.4 million per geographic area. Mache lettuce as a Commodity code appears to lack standalone recent procurements; vendors pursuing the code should monitor school-district produce bids that name specific lettuce varieties in line-item specifications and position domestic, HACCP-certified supply capability within those broader fresh-produce RFPs.