UNSPSC 50424603: Dried frisee lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as frisee lettuce that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424603 Dried frisee lettuce is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent activity directly aligned with its stated scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of dried frisee lettuce or similar specialty lettuces; instead, they capture broad food-service and school-nutrition supply chains serving institutional cafeterias, corrections facilities, and child-care programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections twice solicited dried beans (pinto and mixed pinto/red), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products across 382 line items, and multiple school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Texas issued bids for master grocery contracts, fresh produce, and child nutrition services. These opportunities involve commodity proteins, grains, fresh produce, dairy, and prepared entrees—staple institutional food categories—but not specialty vegetables or dried salad ingredients. The issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state purchasing divisions, county and city school districts, and specialized programs such as the Rockwood School District's Child Nutrition Services and Fairfax County Public Schools' master grocery procurement.

Activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems, plus state-level procurements), Texas (Edinburg city-contracted CACFP, TDCJ cafeteria foods, and Texas Comptroller procurements), and Oregon (ODOC dried beans), with secondary activity in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Illinois (state quarterly food orders). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB 304T-26-300CF due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum); Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items bid due April 29, 2026, covering over 900 line items for the 2026–27 school year; Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-017 for fresh produce due April 27, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 due April 27, 2026. The code's tagging appears misaligned with actual procurement scope, signaling limited relevance to vendors specializing in dried specialty salad greens.