UNSPSC 50594607: Dried Non GMO red leaf lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO red leaf 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 50594607 Dried Non-GMO Red Leaf Lettuce is a Commodity code that does not generate recent state and local procurement activity directly under its narrow product specification. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for dried non-GMO red leaf lettuce; instead, the code appears to be tagged to broader fresh produce, grocery, and food service contracts that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items across multiple vegetable and produce categories. When a Commodity code this specific does not surface in actual purchasing notices, the designation signals either that this product is procured in low volume, bundled into larger standing contracts that are not re-bid frequently, or tagged inconsistently in procurement systems that favor higher-tier Family or Class codes for state and local work.

The recent opportunities posted across state and local jurisdictions show that fresh produce procurement occurs at school districts, county education authorities, state health agencies, and municipal food service operations — with the Code of Georgia-based school nutrition programs appearing most active in the recent record (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, and the State of Georgia itself). These buyers source produce through IFBs and RFPs that itemize 50-200+ line items per contract, with annual values ranging from approximately $1.1 million to $9 million depending on district size and scope. Delivery requirements are tight: Monday-through-Friday service windows between 6:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., F.O.B. destination with freight prepaid, firm fixed pricing for the contract term (typically twelve months), and compliance with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content. None of the posted opportunities isolate dried non-GMO red leaf lettuce as a standalone line item or contract focus, and no vendors are named in the solicitations shown.