UNSPSC 50452707: Frozen organic giant white celery

The variety of organic celery known as organic giant white celery that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50452707 Frozen organic giant white celery is a Commodity code representing specialty produce items purchased by state and local governments, particularly school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. State and local governments procure frozen organic produce under this code as component ingredients and standalone items within broader food service supply contracts. The recent opportunities show that school districts, state agencies, and institutional cafeteria operations solicit frozen vegetable and produce products alongside fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, and prepared foods to support child nutrition, school lunch, and school breakfast programs. The scope of work includes frozen vegetables delivered to multiple school sites, adherence to USDA compliance and food safety standards including HACCP plans and food recall procedures, and pricing that includes packing and transportation with no separate fuel surcharges. Issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes (from Early County Board of Education serving approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants to Rockwood R-VI School District serving just under 19,000 students), county school systems coordinating procurements across dozens of schools, state agencies procuring for institutional operations, and cooperative buying arrangements such as the Georgia Educational Consortium (GEC) that bundle requests across 30 districts. School nutrition programs dominate this code's recent activity, with districts emphasizing whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, products without added sugars or artificial additives, and domestic sourcing preferences where feasible.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri. The Douglas County School System in Georgia has issued two RFPs in the past six months—one for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026), and another for food supply and distribution services with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million serving 32 schools and approximately 25,500 students (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026). The City Schools of Decatur in Georgia issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for its 2026-2027 school year (due May 15, 2026); the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System solicited fresh produce bids covering 72 items and 60 school sites (due April 23, 2026); and the State of Georgia itself posted a bid for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (due June 22, 2026). Early County Board of Education in Georgia requested line-by-line food bids for three schools under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (due June 8, 2026). Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri solicited grocery items encompassing over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year (due April 29, 2026). Dallas Independent School District in Texas issued an RFP for various food products including spice and ice cream lots to be delivered to its Maria Luna Food Service Facilities Warehouse (due April 2, 2026). All contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with options for renewal and firm pricing expectations across the contract term.