UNSPSC 50584520: Non GMO red headed lettuces

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO red headed lettuces. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50584520 Non GMO red headed lettuces is a Commodity code. State and local procurement offices rarely solicit this specific produce item in standalone buys; the code sits within a much broader category of fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and state agency operations. When lettuce appears in state and local solicitations, it is typically bundled as one line item among 60 to 100 produce SKUs in comprehensive grocery or fresh-produce contracts rather than as a dedicated commodity purchase. The sourcing strategies evident in recent opportunities emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American preferences, HACCP certification, domestic agricultural content, and in some cases local or regional production within specified mileage zones. School districts dominate the issuing bodies—elementary through secondary school nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida consistently solicit fresh produce in bulk annually, often through multiple vendors on a line-item basis to ensure supply redundancy and competitive pricing. State departments and independent school districts are the primary buyers; county school systems and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia) aggregate demand across dozens of districts to increase purchasing leverage.

Fresh produce procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Missouri. Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County School District, Early County Schools, and Douglas County School System (via GEC Buying Cooperative) all issued fresh produce solicitations between February and May 2026, typically with response deadlines 30 to 60 days out and contract terms running July 1 through June 30 annually. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) and Austin Independent School District (Texas) solicited fresh produce through RFPs with similar annual cycles. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) and Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) issued produce and grocery items bids in March and April 2026. The code shows no recent activity at the state agency level specific to non-GMO red lettuces as a standalone item; Georgia issued a separate fresh-produce IFB in April 2026, but the opportunity notice provides no detail on specific produce varieties or pricing. Lettuce, when named, appears in line-item specifications as one of multiple leafy greens (iceberg, romaine, salad mixes) in comprehensive school nutrition buys, typically with weekly or multiple-weekly delivery requirements to 10 to 60 school sites, HACCP and food-safety compliance mandatory, and pricing indexed to USDA market reports with annual or semi-annual adjustment provisions.