UNSPSC 50444601: Frozen bibb lettuce

The variety of lettuce known as bibb lettuce that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50444601 Frozen bibb lettuce is a Commodity code that state and local governments purchase as a single-item produce input for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and public health agencies. The recent opportunities record shows no active solicitations specifically for frozen bibb lettuce; instead, the code appears in a broader food procurement landscape where frozen vegetables appear as line items within multi-category food service bids. Frozen bibb lettuce, when procured, is typically bundled with dozens or hundreds of other food items in comprehensive food service contracts rather than solicited as a standalone commodity.

The issuing bodies pursuing frozen vegetable and general food service procurement span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools), and state supported living centers. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017338 (Frozen Food Products, due August 18, 2026) for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with an estimated annual volume of approximately nine million dollars; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017692 (Vegetables Frozen, Assorted, due August 20, 2026) for 360,000 pounds across multiple frozen vegetable types; and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (Food Bid, due June 15, 2026) covering fresh and frozen produce for four school locations. The geographic spread centers on Texas (multiple HHSC and TDCJ solicitations), Oregon (Department of Corrections frozen vegetable contracts), Georgia (school district and county food bids), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), and Illinois (state veterans home). Activity is concentrated among institutional food service buyers—correctional facilities, state facilities serving vulnerable populations, and school nutrition programs—where frozen vegetables are ordered in bulk on recurring cycles, typically quarterly or annually, with delivery to central warehouses or distribution centers.