UNSPSC 50357208: Frozen organic cerignola olives

The variety of organic olives known as organic cerignola olives that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50357208 Frozen organic cerignola olives is a Commodity code, but state and local governments do not solicit under this code for frozen olives or related produce items. The recent opportunities in the dataset tagged to this code actually cover broad food service procurement — school nutrition programs, state institutional food supply contracts, municipal grocery procurement, and child care meal programs — spanning hundreds of line items across proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, vegetables, and paper goods. The code's nominal scope (frozen organic cerignola olives) bears no relationship to what is actually being purchased in these solicitations. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the source records or inconsistent code assignment by issuing bodies.

Recent activity shows school districts and state agencies in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut are the primary soliciting bodies. The Georgia Department of Education and local county school boards (Tattnall, Candler, Colquitt, Effingham, Richmond) issue annual or multi-year food service RFQs and IFBs for school nutrition programs with response deadlines typically in May through July. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procures food for state supported living centers and state hospitals under IFBs, with the Mexia State Supported Living Center solicitations (HHS0017798 and HHS0017799, due August 25, 2026) exemplifying the scope — canteen groceries, frozen foods, and food service supplies across commodity codes 375, 385, 390, 393, 640, and 645. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education sought bids on over 1,100 grocery line items for the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026); the City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies serving 400 children (due August 4, 2026), with local-vendor preference for bids within 5% of the lowest price. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services solicited pickle supply under IFB S2910000018089 (due October 13, 2026), and Invest Atlanta issued a dual-track RFP for food distribution services and municipal grocery market retail operations (due August 6, 2026). All solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content minimum), HACCP and food safety compliance, USDA grade standards, nutritional labeling, and firm fixed pricing with limited escalation clauses tied to USDA or Consumer Price Index data. The code shows no relevant recent activity for frozen cerignola olives specifically.