UNSPSC 50452000: Frozen organic broccoli

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

UNSPSC 50452000 Frozen organic broccoli is a Class code that encompasses the procurement of frozen broccoli and related fresh-cut vegetable products for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and state agency operations. Recent state and local opportunities under this code reflect broader solicitations for frozen and fresh produce items that support child nutrition services, particularly the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with solicitations from independent school districts, county school systems, and regional buying cooperatives. State procurement offices and individual municipality school nutrition services also issue opportunities in this category. The scope of work includes line-item procurement of frozen vegetables as components of larger food-service bids; frozen broccoli appears alongside other frozen produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared items in multi-category school nutrition contracts. Vendors typically must meet USDA compliance requirements, HACCP food safety standards, Buy American provisions, E-Verify authorization, general liability insurance minimums (commonly $1,000,000 per occurrence), and delivery specifications including temperature control and Monday-through-Friday scheduling.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with additional solicitations from Texas. Recent representative opportunities include the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing a line-by-line food bid with response due June 8, 2026, encompassing approximately 300 food items including frozen vegetables and fresh produce to support school breakfast and lunch programs across three schools; the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issuing an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for its School Nutrition Program with sealed bids due May 15, 2026; the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) soliciting bids for grocery items (including frozen products) with response due April 29, 2026, covering over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. Contract periods typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options ranging up to three or four additional one-year terms. No specific set-asides limiting competition to disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the recent solicitations reviewed.