UNSPSC 50434600: Dried organic lettuces

The type of organic vegetable known as organic lettuces that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50434600 Dried organic lettuces, a Class code, does not reflect the scope of work state and local governments are actually purchasing under this taxonomy. The recent state and local contract opportunities tagged with this code involve broad food-service procurement for institutional meal programs — child nutrition, correctional facilities, and school cafeterias — spanning proteins, produce, grains, dairy, beverages, and supplies rather than dried organic lettuces specifically. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices on behalf of corrections systems, city nutrition programs, school districts of various sizes (from small rural districts to large urban systems), and cooperative purchasing consortiums serving multiple districts. School districts represent the largest concentration of recent activity, with solicitations from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County (Georgia). State corrections departments (Oregon and Texas) and city/county nutrition programs (Edinburg, Texas; Muscogee County) also solicit regularly under this code.

Recent opportunities show heavy geographic concentration in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice) IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse regions, with response due May 4, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans with response due March 20, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens with response due April 27, 2026; and Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for fresh produce with response due April 27, 2026. School districts typically require firm fixed pricing, weekly or daily delivery windows, Buy American compliance, and USDA grade certification; minimum three- to five-year vendor experience and commercial general liability insurance of $1 million to $2 million are standard prerequisites. The code's application to dried organic lettuce appears incidental to these broader institutional procurement profiles.