UNSPSC 50424618: Dried mache lettuce

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

UNSPSC 50424618 Dried mache lettuce is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct procurement activity in state and local government. Recent state and local opportunities do not show active solicitation specifically for dried mache lettuce; the code appears to be tagged on broader fresh produce and grocery food-service solicitations where mache is one item among dozens in larger category buys rather than a discrete procurement focus. The opportunities sourced show state agencies, school districts, and county purchasing offices buying fresh produce, fresh greens, dried beans, and miscellaneous grocery staples as part of child nutrition programs, institutional food services, and corrections facilities. When fresh or dried leafy products appear in recent solicitations, they are embedded in large produce line-item orders—for example, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce contract (Bid 26-34, April 23, 2026 response date) and the Muscogee County School District's 60-item produce bid (ITB 26-017, April 27, 2026 response date) both list leafy greens within comprehensive fresh-produce procurement scopes but do not isolate dried mache as a line item or standalone requirement.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia school districts and state agencies. The most recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, April 27, 2026 close date), the City of Edinburg Texas CACFP meal program (RFP 2026-017, August 4, 2026 close date), Rockwood School District in Missouri serving 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily (April 29, 2026 close date), and multiple Georgia school district produce and food-service contracts. If pursuing this code, vendors should prioritize larger institutional food-service distribution and school nutrition meal programs where dried vegetables or specialty greens appear as part of multi-category grocery supply agreements, rather than expect standalone dried mache procurement at the state and local level.