UNSPSC 50594614: Dried Non GMO green leaf lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO green 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 50594614 Dried Non GMO green leaf lettuce is a Commodity code that maps poorly to the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. Recent opportunities show no solicitations specifically for dried non-GMO green leaf lettuce; instead, the code appears in school nutrition, senior meal, and institutional food service procurements that span hundreds of line items across fresh produce, proteins, dairy, frozen goods, and pantry staples. The actual work being solicited under this code designation includes comprehensive grocery supply contracts for school districts (fresh apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, citrus), fresh produce for state-supported living facilities, packaged meal boxes for summer food service programs, and senior meal preparation and delivery. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District) posting procurements in the past six months. State agencies and county governments also appear — the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners have all solicited food and produce contracts. One city procurement (Dallas meal delivery and Bridgeport Board of Education groceries) and one city-level school nutrition service (Meriden Public Schools via City of Meriden Purchasing) round out the issuing bodies.

Geographic concentration runs heaviest in Georgia and the Southeast, with recent activity in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, State of Georgia), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden, Bridgeport), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), with outlier procurements in Texas (HHSC, Dallas) and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (sealed bids due April 27, 2026, covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with over 76 line items), the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (proposals due February 18, 2026, with an estimated annual value of $9 million across 32 schools serving 25,500 students), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BNB052266 for Grocery Items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education (electronic bids due June 30, 2026, spanning over 1,100 line items with Buy American provisions and nutritional standards compliance), and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 for fresh produce (72 items due April 23, 2026, with quarterly or greater delivery frequency to 60 school sites). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP food safety certification, nutritional compliance with school lunch standards, and firm fixed-price structures with no fuel surcharges are standard across these procurements.