UNSPSC 50452803: Frozen organic lucullus chard

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

UNSPSC 50452803 Frozen organic lucullus chard is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it reveal a much broader scope: school districts and state agencies are procuring comprehensive food-service portfolios for child nutrition and institutional meal programs. The opportunities show districts buying hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, frozen vegetables, dairy, proteins, grains, and prepared foods—not frozen chard specifically. The actual work involves managing contracts with food distributors and specialty produce suppliers who deliver to central warehouses and school cafeterias on firm pricing with no fuel surcharges, meeting USDA standards, HACCP protocols, food-safety compliance, and often Buy American preferences. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District, Douglas County School System) and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). A few opportunities include cooperative purchasing vehicles: the Douglas County solicitation serves 30 districts across two Georgia regions through the GEC Buying Cooperative, and one state bid names a fresh-produce IFB. School districts dominate the activity, with each district managing annual contracts typically running July through June and often structured for line-item or lot-based award to multiple vendors.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with notable representation from Texas. Representative solicitations include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 (IFB, due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line food distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual spend of $9 million; the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (due May 15, 2026) requiring HACCP compliance, 24/7 recall accessibility, and delivery to ten schools; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for fresh produce (due April 23, 2026) encompassing 72 produce items with annual quantities reaching 21,125 cases for certain products. Pricing requirements are uniformly firm for the contract period, with delivery to school locations or district warehouses included in pricing and no separate fuel charges permitted. Most contracts run one year with renewal options ranging up to three or four additional years. The code shows no relevant recent activity for frozen organic lucullus chard as a distinct procurement line—the code designation appears mismatched to the actual solicitation scope.