UNSPSC 50594623: Dried Non GMO tatsoi lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO tatsoi 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 50594623 Dried Non GMO tatsoi lettuce is a Commodity code that captures specialty produce items used in institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct procurement activity under this specific code. School districts, county purchasing departments, and state health agencies procuring food for child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations do acquire fresh produce and specialty vegetables, but recent opportunities tagged to this code predominantly solicit broader fresh produce categories, bulk grocery supply contracts, and comprehensive meal delivery services rather than tatsoi lettuce specifically. The issuing bodies across recent opportunities span large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), county purchasing offices (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), city departments (City of Bridgeport, City of Dallas, City of Meriden), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). None of the recent opportunities explicitly name tatsoi or single-item dried leafy greens; instead, solicitations emphasize commodity categories—fresh produce broadly (apples, berries, leafy greens generically), frozen vegetables, and processed grocery items meeting USDA Buy American and school nutrition standards.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County school systems, and State of Georgia solicitations), with secondary activity in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Texas (El Paso State Supported Living Center, City of Dallas). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), which solicited 45 school sites across multiple product categories including fresh produce; Hancock County Board of Education's Fresh Produce bid for 2026-27 (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items of fresh produce varieties; and Douglas County School System's Fresh Produce and Eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) across 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending. Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content) and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance appear across school nutrition solicitations. Activity suggests this code sees limited direct procurement—state and local buyers are typically bundling specialty vegetables into broader fresh-produce or grocery-supply contracts rather than issuing standalone bids for tatsoi or similar dried specialty produce items.