UNSPSC 50594602: Dried Non GMO boston lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO boston lettuce that has been dried for preservation. 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 50594602 Dried Non GMO boston lettuce (Commodity) names a single produce item, but state and local governments procure it as part of broad grocery and fresh produce buys for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. Recent solicitations show this code applied within larger food service contracts that span dozens or hundreds of line items — fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, condiments, and related supplies — rather than dried lettuce purchases in isolation. The code appears in school district nutrition programs subject to National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices procuring food service for congregate dining, home delivery, and institutional feeding operations.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued an IFB for over 1,100 line-item grocery items with a due date of June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce spanning 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) requested packaged meal boxes due April 29, 2026; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under an IFB due July 13, 2026, with prior-period volume of $1.5 million. Georgia also posted a broader food and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026. Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year with optional renewal, impose firm fixed pricing absent major market changes, require HACCP plans and health inspection documentation, and mandate payment within 30 days of delivery and invoice verification.