UNSPSC 50604608: Frozen Non GMO red oak leaf lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO red oak leaf lettuce that has been frozen 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 50604608 Frozen Non-GMO Red Oak Leaf Lettuce is a Commodity code that maps to fresh produce procurement in state and local school nutrition and institutional food service contexts. The recent opportunities in the source, however, show little activity specifically targeting frozen non-GMO red oak leaf lettuce as a discrete line item. Instead, state and local jurisdictions are purchasing frozen and fresh produce more broadly — including fresh produce staples (apples, bananas, leafy greens, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes), processed or pre-cut fresh produce items, eggs, and comprehensive grocery assortments spanning proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared foods. School districts and state agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from county school systems and cooperative buying groups that aggregate demand across multiple districts. Representative recent solicitations include the City Schools of Decatur IFB for Frozen Foods and Grocery (due May 15, 2026), the Early County Board of Education line-by-line food bid for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (due June 8, 2026), and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System annual fresh produce contract (due April 23, 2026).

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, where the State of Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, and a cooperative buying group spanning 30 school districts across two geographic regions have all posted solicitations since January 2026. Activity also extends to Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District, due April 29, 2026) and Texas (Dallas Independent School District, due April 2, 2026). Most school nutrition contracts run July 1 through June 30 with one-year renewal options, call for firm pricing with limited escalation provisions tied to third-party commodity indices, require Buy American compliance and HACCP documentation, demand delivery to multiple school sites within narrow time windows, and award on a lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder basis, often on a line-item basis permitting multiple vendor awards. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically naming frozen non-GMO red oak leaf lettuce as a solicited item; vendors pursuing this commodity should track broader fresh and frozen produce RFPs and IFBs from school districts and evaluate fit within their full product lines.