UNSPSC 50354200: Frozen organic limes

The type of organic fruit known as organic lime that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50354200 Frozen organic limes, a Class code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity present in recent state and local solicitations. The opportunities tagged with this code overwhelmingly solicit broad grocery and food service products — fresh produce, frozen foods, dairy, meats, grains, beverages, condiments, and supplies — rather than a narrow commodity such as frozen limes. School districts and educational procurement bodies dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System posting multiple solicitations. The State of Georgia has also appeared as a buyer. These are annual food service contracts that support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with contract periods running July 1 through June 30 and typical terms of one year with renewal options extending to three or four additional years. Solicitations consistently mandate Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), HACCP food safety plans, E-Verify authorization, liability insurance at $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and firm pricing with restricted escalation tied to verified market indices (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data, or manufacturer price increases exceeding thresholds such as 3 to 10 percent). Deliveries are made directly to school sites Monday through Friday during operating hours, with all packing and transportation costs included in bid pricing and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issuing IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with electronic bids due June 30, 2026 through OpenGov; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting fresh produce bids under IFB #SN002-2027 with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; Decatur City Schools (Georgia) issuing IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with sealed bids due May 15, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posting electronic bids for over 900 grocery line items due April 29, 2026 through NUTRIKIDS; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) seeking fresh produce bids due April 23, 2026 through Bonfire; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with proposals due March 4, 2026. The code shows robust recent activity, but the mismatch between the nominal commodity (frozen organic limes) and the actual scope of work (comprehensive school food service procurement) signals a data-classification issue rather than material opportunity concentration in the narrow frozen lime segment.