UNSPSC 50614604: Canned or jarred Non GMO lolla rossa lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO lolla rossa lettuce that has been canned or jarred 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 50614604 Canned or jarred Non GMO lolla rossa lettuce is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable, processed vegetable products supplied to state and local institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code center on consumable food procurement for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services — the issuing bodies are primarily state departments of health and human services, state departments of corrections, county boards of education, and county governments. The actual work solicited spans broad institutional food supply contracts where canned or jarred lettuce appears as one line item among dozens or hundreds in mixed food procurement opportunities; vendors typically respond to competitive IFBs or informal written quotes by providing pricing on specific quantities (cases or units), meeting USDA or FDA grade standards, complying with delivery timelines and FOB Destination terms, and submitting references and compliance certifications including E-Verify, debarment status, and liability insurance requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables serving state-supported living centers and state hospitals — most recently IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026) and IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026), both seeking mixed consumable and food items with firm fixed unit pricing and delivery within seven days of order. Georgia school districts and Gwinnett County have posted food procurement bids covering institutional supply across multiple schools and senior services facilities — for example, Burke County Public Schools IFB (due June 5, 2026) and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026), both emphasizing USDA compliance and Buy American Act requirements. Oregon Department of Corrections posted bids for specific commodities such as canned tomatoes (IFB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, approximately 7,616 cases at $13.75 per case in the prior buy). Texas Department of Criminal Justice also solicited 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). The code itself shows no dedicated recent opportunities; lolla rossa lettuce, if procured, appears as a minor line item within larger mixed-commodity institutional food buys rather than as a standalone commodity acquisition.