UNSPSC 50434609: Dried organic ruby romaine lettuce

The variety of organic lettuce known as organic ruby romaine lettuce that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50434609 Dried organic ruby romaine lettuce, a Commodity code, covers specialty produce items sourced for institutional meal programs and food service operations in state and local government. Recent solicitations under and adjacent to this code show state and local agencies procuring fresh and processed produce for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, child care centers, and other public food service operations, typically as part of broader grocery or produce supply contracts rather than as standalone line items for a single produce variety.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting produce under this code span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state purchasing offices (Georgia and Illinois), city governments (City of Edinburg, Texas), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). School districts represent the largest and most active segment of recent solicitations, with contracts spanning 60 to 72 fresh produce line items and serving student populations ranging from under 20,000 to over 25,000. The GEC cooperative procurement for fresh produce and eggs carries an estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across 30 districts in two geographic areas, indicating substantial volume. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (five school district and state solicitations since February 2026), with additional solicitations in Virginia, Missouri, Texas, Oregon, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12, response due April 27, 2026), Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017 for produce items, response due April 27, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34 for fresh produce, response due April 23, 2026), and Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts, response due March 4, 2026). All school district solicitations require weekly delivery to multiple school sites or central warehouses, USDA compliance and food safety certifications, firm fixed pricing for 12-month contract periods, and commercial general liability insurance in the $1 million to $2 million per occurrence range. Oregon Department of Corrections has also solicited dried pinto beans separately (ITB S-29100-00016233, response due March 20, 2026, and ITB S-2910000017140, response due June 19, 2026), indicating state institutional food service as an active secondary market under produce-adjacent commodity codes.