UNSPSC 50434623: Dried organic tatsoi lettuce

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

UNSPSC 50434623 Dried organic tatsoi lettuce, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product category that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract name—dried organic tatsoi lettuce—does not align with the work actually being solicited under it in the source material. Recent opportunities posted under this code span broad food procurement for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and child care services, encompassing dozens of produce line items, proteins, dairy, grains, and staple foods rather than specialty dried leafy vegetables. The City of Edinburg, Texas, posted RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal service requiring food products across five supply categories with proposals due August 4, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations; and the Oregon Department of Corrections solicited bids for dried pinto and red beans (ITB S2910000017140, response deadline June 19, 2026) totaling 42,500 pounds. The issuing bodies span state correctional agencies, state purchasing offices, school districts, and city nutrition programs across multiple states.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities includes Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois, with particularly active solicitation by school districts and corrections departments. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, response due April 27, 2026) for delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services grocery items procurement (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, bids due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items across multiple food categories for the 2026–27 school year in Missouri; Muscogee County School District's produce ITB 26-017 (response due April 27, 2026) for 60 line items of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs in Georgia; and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce bid 26-34 (due April 23, 2026) for 72 produce line items delivered to 60 school sites in Georgia. The code shows significant recent activity but the opportunities posted under it—broad food supply contracts for institutional feeding—diverge substantially from the code's specific designation as dried organic tatsoi lettuce, indicating a likely tagging mismatch in the source data.