UNSPSC 50451849: Frozen organic tonka beans

The variety of organic beans known as organic tonka beans that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50451849 Frozen organic tonka beans is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single specialty agricultural product. However, the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show no purchases of tonka beans—frozen, organic, or otherwise. Instead, the code appears to capture a broader spectrum of food service procurement for school districts and state agencies, including fresh produce, frozen foods, dairy, meats, poultry, seafood, grains, condiments, and miscellaneous grocery items. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District, Douglas County School System) and state agencies (State of Georgia), all pursuing child nutrition and food service supply contracts under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing, whole-grain specifications, low-sodium and low-sugar formulations, HACCP compliance, food safety certification, and Buy American provisions. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options extending two to four additional years.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in Georgia and Missouri, with a single Texas opportunity (Dallas ISD). Georgia school districts and the State of Georgia posted eight of the nine opportunities between February and June 2026, while Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) and Dallas ISD account for the remainder. Representative recent procurements include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line food service distributor for approximately $9 million annual spend across 32 schools; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 for 72 fresh produce line items (sealed bids due April 23, 2026 via Bonfire e-Procurement portal); the Rockwood R-VI School District's solicitation for over 900 grocery line items (electronic bids due April 29, 2026); and Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid for the 2026-27 school year (due June 8, 2026) emphasizing domestic sourcing and whole-grain compliance. Award is typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a line-item basis permitting multiple vendor awards. The code shows little relevance to its nominal product name and signals a mismatch between the taxonomy entry and actual procurement activity.