UNSPSC 50356500: Frozen organic sapotes

The type of organic fruit known as organic sapotes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50356500 Frozen organic sapotes is a Class code that nominally describes a single frozen fruit commodity, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect that narrow scope. Recent opportunities tagged with this code actually solicit comprehensive grocery and food-service procurement — frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, prepared entrees, condiments, and paper supplies — for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. The work encompasses competitive sealed bidding for annual food contracts that support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Issuing bodies include school districts and boards of education across multiple states, each serving student populations ranging from fewer than 6,000 to over 19,000 daily meal participants. Districts typically reserve the right to award contracts to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis and require firm fixed pricing for the contract period, with allowances for escalation only when supported by USDA or market index documentation. Vendors must comply with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products), maintain HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, carry $500,000 to $2,000,000 in general liability insurance, and meet E-Verify and federal debarment requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri school districts, with additional procurement from Connecticut and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items with response deadline the same day and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, requesting sealed bids on fresh produce across 200+ line items due June 26, 2026. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, soliciting fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively; sealed proposals were due March 4, 2026. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted a grocery-items solicitation on March 31, 2026, seeking over 900 line items with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. The code shows consistent activity across spring and early summer 2026, driven by school districts' recurring annual food-service procurement cycles aligned with fiscal and academic year transitions.