UNSPSC 50594620: Dried Non GMO red headed lettuces

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO red headed lettuces 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 50594620 Dried Non-GMO Red Headed Lettuces (Commodity) represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs as part of larger grocery or fresh produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity buys. Recent solicitations show this code tagged to comprehensive food service procurement spanning multiple produce categories, packaged meals, and related supplies—suggesting the code classification may exceed the specificity of actual purchasing patterns, which treat dried lettuces as line items within broader fresh produce or grocery awards rather than discrete procurement vehicles.

State and local school districts across Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all active in recent months. The City of Bridgeport issued IFB BNB052266 in June 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30 response deadline, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards; Hancock County Board of Education sought fresh produce across 200 line items via IFB SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, encompassing multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and leafy greens, and specialty items. Neither the Bridgeport nor the Hancock solicitation itemizes dried lettuces separately, nor do the Fairfax County Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, April 27, 2026 close), the Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 ($3.1 million estimated value, February 25, 2026 close), or the Bulloch County IFB #043025 (May 4, 2026 close). The code shows minimal direct procurement activity at the commodity level; vendors pursuing this classification should evaluate whether the actual demand sits within multi-item produce or grocery master agreements rather than as a standalone line of business.