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 (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show that public buyers are acquiring a far broader range of fresh and processed produce, packaged meals, and complete food service solutions rather than dried specialty lettuces specifically. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery items solicitation (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30) encompassed over 1,100 line items including vegetables, fruits, cereals, and meat products for the National School Lunch Program, while the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce solicitation (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26) called for over 200 line items spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and leafy greens. School districts and state nutrition agencies dominate the issuing-body mix: Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's El Paso State Supported Living Center all posted food procurement in the past quarter. A county government entity, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 (due June 25, estimated value $17,832,659.90 over three years). The State of Georgia also posted a broad food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (due June 22) without detailed scope disclosure in the summary.

Recent activity clusters in the South: Georgia, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, and Connecticut. The representative opportunities show school nutrition departments and county senior services as primary buyers, with Buy American domestic-content requirements (typically 51 percent) and compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards appearing across K–12 procurements. Vendors must accept electronic ordering systems, maintain cold-chain logistics, provide nutritional documentation and HACCP plans, carry substantial liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million per occurrence), and undergo blind product testing by school personnel. The code's nominal scope—dried non-GMO tatsoi lettuce—appears misaligned with the actual procurement activity, which prioritizes fresh produce, shelf-stable institutional meals, and full food service contracts rather than specialty dried greens. No recent opportunities specifically name dried tatsoi lettuce as a line item.