UNSPSC 50354501: Frozen organic alphonso mangoes

The variety of organic mangoes known as organic alphonso mangoes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50354501 Frozen organic alphonso mangoes, a Commodity code, nominally names a single produce item but the recent state and local solicitations posted under it reflect a far broader procurement pattern: school districts and county governments are soliciting multi-hundred-line-item food contracts spanning fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and kitchen supplies to support National School Lunch Programs, senior services, and board of education nutrition operations. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and state agencies (State of Georgia). These jurisdictions typically structure food procurement as annual or multi-year IFB or RFQ processes with firm pricing, delivery to multiple school or senior-services sites, USDA Buy American compliance requirements, and vendor qualifications including HACCP plans, liability insurance, E-Verify authorization, and food-safety certifications. Award is made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, often with flexibility to split awards across multiple vendors or extend contracts by mutual agreement.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where Hancock County Schools (IFB for fresh produce, June 26, 2026 response), Gwinnett County (Informal Written Quote for shelf-stable food items, October 19, 2026 response), Early County Schools (line-by-line food bid, June 8, 2026 response), and the State of Georgia (June 22, 2026 response) all posted solicitations within the past five months. Connecticut activity appears in the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 30, 2026 electronic bid for over 1,100 grocery-line items supporting the school food program, which imposed Buy American (51% domestic agricultural content), nutritional standards compliance, and sample testing at vendor expense. These school-district and county solicitations typically include 200–1,100 line items, require F.O.B. destination or prepaid freight with no separate fuel surcharges, mandate delivery within 48 hours to 72 hours of order, and enforce firm pricing for 15 months to one contract year with price escalation tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data.