UNSPSC 50424610: Dried baby red romaine lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as baby red romaine lettuce that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424610 Dried baby red romaine lettuce is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of actual recent state and local procurement activity posted under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged with this code encompass broad food service supply contracts spanning proteins, dairy, grains, fresh produce, eggs, beverages, condiments, canned goods, janitorial supplies, and nonfood kitchen items — ranging from child nutrition programs and school district cafeteria operations to corrections facilities. The issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas). The mix reflects school nutrition programs and institutional food service as the dominant procurement drivers, with sporadic state and local institutional feeding operations for corrections and child care.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina-area cooperatives serving 30 districts) and Texas, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) seeking food, beverages, paper goods, and janitorial supplies for approximately 400 children daily; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items across proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and staples to six distribution points; Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) for grocery delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and the Douglas County School System coordinated RFP SN 26-003 (due February 18, 2026) for a main-line food service distributor supplying approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual spend of approximately $9,000,000. The mismatch between the code name (dried baby red romaine lettuce) and the actual scope (comprehensive institutional food service supply) signals potential classification drift in the state and local procurement database.