UNSPSC 50192702: Frozen combination meals

UNSPSC 50192702 Frozen combination meals, a Commodity code, encompasses prepared frozen meal kits and entrées that state and local governments procure for child nutrition programs, senior services, corrections facilities, and institutional food service operations. The code reflects what school districts, county social services, state health agencies, and special-purpose districts actually buy: frozen pizzas, burritos, corn dogs, tamales, chicken patties, and similar shelf-stable protein-starch-vegetable combinations that meet USDA nutrition standards, support rapid food service delivery, and comply with Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) requirements. Recent solicitations show heavy demand driven by the July 1 fiscal year reset across school nutrition programs and summer feeding initiatives, with issuing bodies spanning Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Florida, Arizona, California, and Connecticut school districts; county boards of education; state health and human services agencies; and municipal food service operations.

School districts dominate the buyer mix under this code. The City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP 2026-017) is procuring frozen and fresh meal components for CACFP serving 400 children daily across five supply categories with deliveries due by August 4, 2026. Tattnall County Board of Education (Georgia) issued a sealed-bid IFB for frozen and fresh food products for school year 2026-2027 with bids due July 22, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured approximately 110 food line items including prepared meals for Big Spring State Hospital (IFB HHS0017660, due July 27, 2026) and supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0016792, a $4.5 million three-year contract for state hospitals and supported living centers). School districts in Hancock County (Georgia), Dougherty County (Georgia), Colquitt County (Georgia), Houston County (Georgia), DeKalb County (Georgia), Fairfax County (Virginia), and Klein ISD (Texas) all issued food procurement RFPs or IFBs in the first half of 2026 with annual contract values reaching or exceeding $10 million in large systems. A few opportunities signal emerging niches: Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP (PE66789NONST2027000000021) for food distribution and municipal market retail operations in Priority Communities, posted July 6, 2026, seeks food distributors with Georgia-sourced product mandates (10 percent minimum escalating to 20 percent within 24 months) and living wage compliance. Pasco County, Florida (RFPLK26045) sought congregate and frozen meal production for senior meal programs; the City of Scottsdale (26RFP030) issued an RFP for refrigerated healthy meal services in a public safety facility with point-of-sale integration. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Tattnall, Hancock, Dougherty, Colquitt, Houston, DeKalb, Bulloch, Candler, Early, Burke, Effingham, Lamar, Coffee, and Richmond County school districts) and Texas (Edinburg, Dallas ISD, Klein ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD, TDCJ state prisons, and HHSC state hospitals). Opportunities in Connecticut (New Haven), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI and Lamar County), Florida (Pasco County), Georgia (statewide and regional), California (Conejo Valley USD), and Arizona (Scottsdale) indicate national spread with seasonal clustering around the July 1 start of school and fiscal years. Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content minimum) appear in most school and state procurements; MWBE participation goals are mandatory in New Haven and Austin and encouraged elsewhere. Set-asides and local preferences vary by jurisdiction—Texas applies local-vendor price preferences, Georgia emphasizes in-county and in-state suppliers, and Connecticut mandates 25 percent MWBE participation. Activity remains robust through mid-2026 with most school contracts bidding now for July 1 award and performance, indicating strong near-term pursuit opportunity for distributors and food manufacturers positioned to deliver frozen meal components, prepared entrées, and commodity-processed items within tight compliance windows and aggressive delivery schedules.