UNSPSC 50604613: Frozen Non GMO crisphead lettuces

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO crisphead lettuces that have 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 50604613 Frozen Non-GMO Crisphead Lettuces is a Commodity code that names a specific produce item, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevant purchasing. The recent solicitations tagged to this code predominantly seek broad food service procurement — frozen and grocery items, fresh produce, and main-line food distribution — rather than frozen crisphead lettuce as a line item. State and local governments do buy frozen vegetables and produce for school nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and central food service operations, but the recent opportunities in the dataset are sourcing through aggregated food bids, RFPs for fresh-produce contracts, and full-service distributor arrangements rather than single-commodity procurements narrowly defined to frozen non-GMO lettuces.

The issuing-body mix reflects school districts as the dominant buyer — the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Dallas Independent School District all appear in the recent activity — alongside broader state food-service procurement by the State of Georgia. The geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia and includes Missouri and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 (posted March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026) for 72 fresh-produce items to supply 60 school sites, and the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026) spanning 300+ food items across meats, poultry, vegetables, fruits, and dairy for three schools under the National School Lunch Program. Neither solicitation isolates frozen crisphead lettuce as a distinct procurement; instead, lettuce would be one line among many frozen or fresh vegetables sourced through competitive bidding on a broader food contract. If your firm supplies frozen non-GMO crisphead lettuce, pursue opportunities through school-district food aggregators and state food-service distributors rather than expect direct bids against this narrow commodity code.