UNSPSC 50451900: Frozen organic beets

The type of organic vegetable known as organic beets that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50451900 Frozen organic beets is a Class code that encompasses shelf-stable and frozen food procurement for state and local institutions, though recent solicitations under this code span broader food-service categories than the code name alone suggests. State and local governments use this code to solicit food and food-service supplies for senior services, school nutrition programs, and institutional food operations. Issuing bodies include county purchasing departments, state procurement offices, and school district food-service operations. The scope of work involves acquiring packaged and prepared foods—including proteins, grains, vegetables, dairy, and condiments—delivered to institutional food-service locations with compliance requirements such as USDA nutrition standards, temperature control specifications, and food safety documentation including HACCP plans, recall procedures, and biosecurity policies. Vendors typically must carry general liability insurance, provide references, satisfy E-Verify and debarment-verification requirements, and accept firm pricing with escalation only under documented commodity-index conditions.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an informal written quote (IWQ) on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items—peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, and canned vegetables—for its Department of Community Services, with quotes due October 19, 2026 and delivery required by December 7, 2026 to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026 with a June 22, 2026 bid deadline. Early County Board of Education solicited line-by-line bids on May 11, 2026 for approximately 300 food items and 60 non-food and paper supplies to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools, with bids due June 8, 2026 and a July 1, 2026 contract start. The school district bid emphasized domestic sourcing, whole-grain formulations, low-sodium options, and products without added sugars or artificial additives, with firm pricing for 15 days post-award and escalation permitted thereafter only on six-month intervals with documented commodity-index support.