UNSPSC 50594611: Dried Non GMO butterhead lettuces

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO butterhead lettuces that have 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 50594611 Dried Non GMO butterhead lettuces is a Commodity code that classifies a single produce item, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code is minimal and does not reflect material purchasing patterns for the product itself. The opportunities posted show school districts, municipalities, and state agencies soliciting comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and meal-service contracts that may incidentally include dried or fresh lettuces as line items within much broader food-supply scopes—but none of the recent solicitations lead with or prominently feature dried non-GMO butterhead lettuce as a standalone procurement focus. The buying is driven instead by school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations that source dozens to hundreds of food product categories in single aggregated bids. Issuing bodies span K-12 school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), counties (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Douglas County School System in Georgia), municipalities (City of Bridgeport Connecticut, City of Dallas), and city school systems (Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut). These buyers consolidate produce sourcing into larger annual or multi-year contracts with single or limited multiple awards, emphasizing price, delivery logistics, compliance certifications (HACCP, Buy American, debarment, insurance), and vendor stability over item-level specialization.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, particularly Georgia (multiple school districts and state purchasing), Connecticut (Meriden, Bridgeport), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Texas (state HHS, City of Dallas), with secondary activity in Mississippi and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323) due April 27, 2026, spanning 76+ items across 45 schools and distribution centers with a July 1, 2026 start; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (26-003) due February 18, 2026, requiring approximately $9 million annually across 32 schools; Hancock County Board of Education's Fresh Produce IFB due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ line items for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for groceries and USDA foods with an anticipated award value of approximately $3.1 million for the 2026–2027 school year. Because the code is so narrowly defined and the opportunities are structurally aggregated, firms pursuing produce supply should bid against broader grocery or fresh-produce category codes, not this specific commodity.