UNSPSC 50451920: Frozen organic pronto beets

The variety of organic beets known as organic pronto beets that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50451920 Frozen organic pronto beets is a Commodity code that sits beneath a broader taxonomy for produce and prepared foods. State and local governments procure frozen vegetables—including frozen beets and similar produce—primarily through school nutrition and institutional food-service programs. Recent solicitations show that frozen and refrigerated produce items are purchased as line items within larger composite food bids covering hundreds of products across multiple categories. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county school systems, including independent school districts in major urban areas and regional cooperative purchasing groups that aggregate demand across multiple districts. Individual school nutrition programs source frozen produce through both specialized produce vendors and main-line food distributors, often with separate bids for fresh versus frozen items or through inclusive grocery and frozen-foods RFPs that bundle produce with proteins, grains, dairy, and non-food supplies.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with significant volume in the Atlanta and Dallas metropolitan areas. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued a fresh-produce RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative in February 2026 covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two, with proposals due March 4, 2026. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted a line-by-line food bid with a June 8, 2026 due date encompassing approximately 300 food items including vegetables and fruits, with milk and produce delivered daily to three schools. The City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items in April 2026 with a May 15, 2026 bid deadline, requiring delivery to ten school sites. Dallas Independent School District issued an RFP in February 2026 for various food products not available through main commodity bids, due April 2, 2026, with contract performance running May 29, 2026 through May 28, 2027. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for 60 school sites in March 2026 with bids due April 23, 2026. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted a child nutrition services grocery-items bid in March 2026 encompassing over 900 line items, due April 29, 2026, serving approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants.