UNSPSC 50356900: Frozen organic tamarillo

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

UNSPSC 50356900 Frozen organic tamarillo is a Class code that encompasses the procurement of shelf-stable and frozen food products for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service operations. In practice, state and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing far broader commodity baskets—including fresh produce, dairy, proteins, grains, condiments, and non-food kitchen supplies—rather than the tamarillo product alone. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county departments of education managing National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program contracts, alongside county social services departments and state procurement offices acquiring bulk food for institutional distribution. School boards dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County) and the Bridgeport Board of Education each running annual or multi-year food service contracts; county governments use the code for episodic grocery purchases to support senior services and community assistance programs.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with the most recent solicitations spanning Hancock County Schools (fresh produce, IFB due June 26, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (shelf-stable food items via informal written quote, due October 19, 2026), Early County Board of Education (food and non-food products, IFB due June 8, 2026), and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education (grocery items including frozen and fresh products, IFB due June 30, 2026). The State of Georgia also posted a food-supplies bid (due June 22, 2026) with scope and pricing details in an attached PDF. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following year, with firm pricing, Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and delivery schedules Monday through Friday during school operational hours. Award is made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with single or multiple vendors permitted depending on issuing body discretion.