UNSPSC 50452801: Frozen organic bright lights chard

The variety of organic chard known as organic bright lights chard that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50452801 Frozen organic bright lights chard is a Commodity code that names a specific frozen vegetable product, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not focus on frozen organic chard in isolation. Instead, they reflect institutional food service procurement at scale — state agencies, school districts, and purchasing cooperatives buying comprehensive fresh and frozen produce, dairy, grains, proteins, and prepared foods to support school nutrition programs and state operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state education agencies acquiring goods through RFPs and IFBs, with a smaller volume of state department activity. Early County Board of Education in Georgia, the City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Dallas Independent School District represent the core buyer base, all executing multi-category food procurement on annual cycles. The State of Georgia and Douglas County School System also appear as direct purchasers, though often coordinating through buying cooperatives. These jurisdictions are sourcing compliance-heavy contracts with strict specifications for whole grains, low sodium, Buy American requirements, HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Georgia and Missouri. The Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) carried an estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis. The City Schools of Decatur IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (issued April 16, 2026, due May 15, 2026) encompasses 10 school sites with contract renewal options through June 2027. Rockwood R-VI School District's procurement of over 900 line items in grocery categories (due April 29, 2026) and Dallas Independent School District's RFP for supplemental food products (due April 2, 2026, contract period May 29, 2026 through May 28, 2027) indicate robust annual cycles. The State of Georgia issued parallel solicitations for fresh produce (IFB #4, due May 27, 2026) and general food supplies (due June 22, 2026). Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with price-escalation clauses tied to USDA or CPI indices and renewal options extending two to four years. All solicitations demand FOB delivery to multiple sites, firm pricing for initial periods, and compliance with federal debarment, workers' compensation, and state E-Verify mandates.