UNSPSC 50454623: Frozen organic tatsoi lettuce

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

UNSPSC 50454623 Frozen organic tatsoi lettuce is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show little evidence of specific procurement activity for frozen organic tatsoi lettuce. Instead, the tagged solicitations span broad food service procurement—including fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery staples, eggs, and comprehensive food service distribution—issued by school districts, state agencies, and county school systems across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. The scope of actual buying under this code encompasses multi-hundred-line-item food service contracts for school nutrition programs, state operations, and child nutrition services, with vendors expected to deliver staple produce categories (apples, bananas, leafy greens, carrots, peppers, tomatoes), frozen items, dairy, meats, and prepared entrees according to USDA standards, Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, and stringent food safety protocols. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—including Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Dallas Independent School District, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Douglas County School System—alongside state procurement offices (Georgia, Missouri) and county school systems. A few entities appear multiple times: Douglas County School System issued two major RFPs (fresh produce and eggs in February 2026, and food supply distribution in January 2026); the State of Georgia issued solicitations for food supplies and fresh produce in May and April 2026.

Georgia dominates recent activity, with six of nine opportunities posted there—including state-level food procurement, multiple school district bids across Savannah-Chatham, Decatur, and Douglas County, and a multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across two regions). Missouri and Texas each account for one major solicitation: Rockwood R-VI School District posted a grocery items bid for the 2026-2027 school year due April 29, 2026, and Dallas Independent School District issued an RFP for various food products due April 2, 2026. Representative opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026, covering 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two), the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid for the National School Lunch Program (due June 8, 2026, encompassing 300+ food items and 60 non-food products across three schools), the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (due May 15, 2026, with virtual pre-bid conference on April 29, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools' fresh produce bid covering 72 line items (due April 23, 2026). None of these solicitations specifically reference frozen organic tatsoi lettuce as a line item; the code assignment appears misaligned with the actual buying activity.