UNSPSC 50594603: Dried Non GMO frisee lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO frisee 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 50594603 Dried Non GMO frisee lettuce is a Commodity code encompassing specific produce items state and local governments purchase for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations. The recent opportunities solicited under this code show that state and local buyers are procuring fresh and processed produce — including fresh greens, lettuce varieties, and other vegetables — as part of broader grocery and meal-service contracts rather than as standalone dried-lettuce line items. The issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county boards of commissioners (Hillsborough County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state purchasing departments (Georgia). School districts and institutional food-service buyers dominate the recent activity, driven by National School Lunch Program requirements and Buy American provisions mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products.

Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Mississippi, with school nutrition procurement concentrated in the Southeast and institutional meal services in Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 RFQ for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (due June 30, 2026) supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, requiring compliance with Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards and USDA Buy American requirements; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce covering over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, and leafy greens (due June 26, 2026) for the 2026–27 school year; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years serving 14 dining centers and home delivery to seniors aged 60 and older. All school and institutional contracts impose firm-fixed pricing, prepaid freight, standardized pallet delivery, HACCP and food-safety documentation, and substantial insurance requirements including general liability and products liability coverage.