UNSPSC 50354909: Frozen organic august red nectarines

The variety of organic nectarines known as organic august red nectarines that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50354909 Frozen organic august red nectarines (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement primarily as a line item within broader school nutrition program solicitations for frozen and fresh produce, though the specific commodity — frozen organic August red nectarines — does not surface in standalone or dedicated solicitations. State and local governments buy frozen fruit products under this code as components of National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal planning, bundled with hundreds of other grocery items, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods within annual contracts that school districts award to food service distributors and produce vendors. The issuing bodies are school districts and county boards of education across multiple states, all acquiring food products to support child nutrition services for student meal programs. These school nutrition buyers integrate frozen fruit into comprehensive food-supply contracts alongside fresh produce, frozen prepared entrees, grains, dairy, condiments, and snacks, with stringent requirements for USDA compliance, nutritional standards per the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, whole-grain specifications, sodium limits, allergen-free formulations, and firm fixed pricing that includes packing and transportation.

Recent solicitations from school districts show concentrated activity in Georgia, with additional procurement underway in Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued a grocery items IFB on June 30, 2026 covering over 1,100 line items including frozen products, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and delivery to a central warehouse and school sites on a firm fixed-price basis with Net 45 payment terms. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted a fresh produce IFB on June 10, 2026 due June 26, 2026 for over 200 line items across multiple school sites with July 1, 2026 start date, while the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items on April 16, 2026 due May 15, 2026 covering ten school sites with contract renewal options through 2031. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items on March 31, 2026 due April 29, 2026 for over 900 line items across 19,000 students, and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP on February 4, 2026 due March 4, 2026 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for one geographic region. All contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually, require HACCP compliance, Buy American provisions with 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products, and firm pricing with no fuel surcharges.