UNSPSC 50357002: Frozen organic babaco

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

UNSPSC 50357002 Frozen organic babaco is a Commodity code encompassing specialty frozen fruit products; state and local governments procure it primarily as a line item within broader school nutrition procurement for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The actual buying under this code occurs through multi-line grocery and produce solicitations that bundle frozen specialty items alongside staple proteins, vegetables, dairy, and prepared entrees. School districts represent the primary issuing bodies—typically the nutrition services departments of independent school districts or consolidated county school systems—though the code may also serve state procurement offices, city school systems, and specialized food-service authorities. The work involves supplying frozen organic babaco as part of comprehensive meal-service procurement, not standalone specialty-fruit contracting; vendors compete on pricing, compliance with USDA Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content where applicable), food safety certification (HACCP plans, 24/7 recall accessibility), nutritional standards compliance, and adherence to state E-Verify authorization and debarment verification requirements.

Recent activity under this code shows concentration in Georgia school districts and a secondary cluster in Connecticut and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, IFB spanning 1,100+ line items including frozen products for the Bridgeport Board of Education); Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026, including specialty frozen items); the Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items solicitation (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026, 900+ line items); and the Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (DCSDSN26-003, due February 18, 2026, serving 32,500 students across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000). All solicitations enforce firm, fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, require delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday within specified hours, mandate commercial general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence minimum), and reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.