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 in practice encompasses a much broader range of food procurement than its narrow commodity name suggests. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying comprehensive food-service supplies for schools, counties, and state agencies — shelf-stable pantry items, fresh produce, frozen products, dairy, proteins, and paper goods to support nutrition programs. Recent opportunities show school districts and county departments of education as the dominant issuing bodies, with occasional participation from county social-services departments and state-level purchasing. The work involves managing multi-hundred-line-item food bids with strict compliance requirements including Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), HACCP plans, nutritional-standard certifications tied to the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and USDA rules, and often blind taste-testing by school personnel. Delivery logistics are tightly specified — typically Monday through Friday morning windows to central warehouses and multiple school sites on standard pallets, with F.O.B. destination and inside delivery required, and emergency 24-hour backup-stock reserves mandated in some cases.

Georgia and Connecticut account for the most recent activity. Hancock County Board of Education posted an IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners sought approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items via informal written quotes (due October 19, 2026), and Early County Board of Education issued a line-by-line bid for 300+ food and 60 non-food items (due June 8, 2026). The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, on behalf of Bridgeport Board of Education, solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program (electronic bids due June 30, 2026), with requirements for $1,000,000 per-occurrence general liability and products liability insurance and blind laboratory testing at vendor expense. The State of Georgia also posted a food, supplies, and kitchen-products solicitation (due June 22, 2026) with scope details in an attached document. Most bids specify firm pricing for the contract year with no separate fuel or freight surcharges permitted, net 45 payment terms, and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder with possible split awards across multiple vendors.