UNSPSC 50452900: Frozen organic chicories

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

UNSPSC 50452900 Frozen organic chicories is a Class code nominally covering a single product line, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect specialty frozen produce sourcing. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged to this code show school districts and state agencies soliciting broad food service contracts spanning fresh and frozen produce, grocery staples, dairy, proteins, and supplies for child nutrition programs. The work being bought includes line-item produce bids for school meal programs, full-service food distribution for central warehousing and school-site delivery, specialty grocery items not available through primary commodity channels, and compliance-intensive school nutrition procurement with HACCP plans, recall procedures, temperature control specifications, and USDA domestic-sourcing requirements. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—including Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas)—along with state purchasing offices in Georgia. These jurisdictions solicit repeatedly under food service codes, with contracts typically spanning a school fiscal year (July through June) and renewable for multiple one-year terms. The mix reflects the consistent and substantial purchasing volume of public K–12 education systems.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with material secondary activity in Missouri. Recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative covering approximately $5.5 million in annual spend with responses due March 4, 2026 (IFB); the City Schools of Decatur IFB for frozen foods and grocery items due May 15, 2026 with ten school delivery sites and $1,000,000 general liability insurance requirements; Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid due June 8, 2026 spanning 300+ food items and 60 non-food products with domestic sourcing preferences and firm pricing for 15 days post-award; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's produce bid for 72 items due April 23, 2026 with 60 school-site delivery locations; Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery procurement of 900+ line items due April 29, 2026 with electronic submission via NUTRIKIDS; and Dallas Independent School District's RFP for specialty food products due April 2, 2026 excluding items in main commodity contracts. Vendors must navigate M/WBE participation encouragement in Texas procurement, Buy American compliance, E-Verify authorization across all jurisdictions, insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability, and food safety certifications. Price-adjustment mechanisms vary—some districts require firm pricing for the full year, others permit quarterly or six-month adjustments tied to USDA market data or CPI with thresholds (3–10%) permitting alternative sourcing if exceeded.