UNSPSC 50454607: Frozen organic red leaf lettuce

The variety of organic lettuce known as organic red leaf lettuce that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50454607 Frozen organic red leaf lettuce, a Commodity code, sits within a broader food-supply ecosystem where state and local governments procure fresh and frozen produce—along with dairy, grains, proteins, and prepared foods—to support school nutrition programs, state operations, and institutional food service. Recent solicitations tagged to this code show school districts and state agencies buying comprehensive grocery and produce baskets rather than single-item commodities; the actual purchasing pattern encompasses line-item bidding across dozens of produce varieties, frozen vegetables, and complementary shelf-stable items bundled into multi-vendor awards. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent RFPs and IFBs from Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas), alongside state-level produce procurement from the State of Georgia. These jurisdictions structure awards on a line-item basis to enable multi-vendor sourcing, with primary and secondary vendor designations to ensure continuity when lead suppliers cannot fulfill orders. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options up to three or four years, firm pricing for the initial term with quarterly or semi-annual adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices, and minimum general liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on the district.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri. Georgia School Districts—Early County, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, City Schools of Decatur, and Douglas County School System—have posted multiple RFPs and IFBs between January and June 2026 for fresh produce, frozen foods, and grocery items with response deadlines ranging from February through June 2026; Douglas County's cooperative procurement through the GEC Buying Cooperative spans 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two). Dallas Independent School District issued an RFP in February 2026 (due April 2, 2026) for various food products including produce, spices, and ice cream for the 2026-2027 school year. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri posted a grocery-items IFB in March 2026 (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items with delivery to a central warehouse and individual schools. The State of Georgia has issued at least two produce-focused procurements: a fresh-produce IFB (due May 27, 2026) and a general food-supplies bid (due June 22, 2026). All solicitations mandate HACCP plans, Buy American compliance, E-Verify authorization, food-recall procedures, and delivery within specified temperature and time windows; none of the identified opportunities explicitly restrict participation through set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise preferences, though some districts note intent to provide opportunities to minority and women-owned firms consistent with federal standards.