UNSPSC 50451602: Frozen organic franklin asparagus

The variety of organic asparagus known as organic franklin asparagus that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50451602 Frozen organic franklin asparagus, a Commodity code, nominally names a single produce item, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code reveal a mismatch between the code's title and actual procurement scope. The opportunities that appear under this code classification—including comprehensive food-service bids for groceries, fresh produce, eggs, and frozen foods spanning hundreds of line items—do not center on frozen organic asparagus as a discrete commodity. Instead, state and local governments are soliciting broad food-supply contracts under a code that technically designates a narrow specialized product. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and state agencies, including the State of Georgia, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District, Douglas County School System, and Rockwood R-VI School District. These jurisdictions purchase food products through RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs to support school nutrition programs and institutional food service, with contracts typically running one fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) and including renewal or extension options. Vendors must meet federal compliance standards (Buy American, E-Verify, debarment certification), maintain general liability insurance in the $500,000 to $2,000,000 range, supply HACCP-certified products with detailed food-safety and recall procedures, and price deliveries FOB to school or state locations with firm pricing for the contract period.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri. Douglas County School System issued separate RFPs in January and February 2026—one for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic regions with estimated spending of $5.5 million combined, due March 4, 2026, and another for food supply and distribution services across 32 schools with approximately $9 million in estimated annual expenditure, due February 18, 2026. The City Schools of Decatur and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System posted IFBs for frozen and fresh produce in April 2026 with May response dates. Early County Board of Education sought comprehensive food-and-non-food products via line-item bid due June 8, 2026. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 grocery line items with a deadline of April 29, 2026. Dallas Independent School District issued an RFP for specialty food products not available through main bids, with responses due April 2, 2026. The State of Georgia posted bids for food supplies and fresh produce in April and May 2026. No specific dollar awards, incumbent vendors, or set-asides appear across these solicitations. The code's application to school-nutrition procurement remains active but imprecise; vendors pursuing this commodity should verify actual line-item scopes in individual bid documents rather than rely on the frozen-asparagus designation.