UNSPSC 50453406: Frozen organic chicago pickling cucumbers

The variety of organic cucumbers known as organic chicago pickling cucumbers that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50453406 Frozen organic chicago pickling cucumbers (Commodity) covers specialized frozen vegetable products, though recent state and local solicitations under this code do not reflect demand for the category's nominal product. State and local governments purchasing food for schools, state operations, and child nutrition services solicit across a much broader procurement strategy than single-product line items: school districts and state agencies issue RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive fresh produce contracts (72+ line items), frozen and grocery bundles (900+ line items across categories), main-line food service distribution (32,000 meals daily), and specialized food products (spices, ice cream, individual grocery items). The issuing bodies are primarily school districts—Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System—alongside state purchasing (State of Georgia food and produce bids) and large urban districts (Dallas Independent School District). School districts dominate the recent activity, each pursuing annual or multi-year contracts under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program with firm pricing, Buy American compliance, HACCP plan requirements, and deliveries to multiple school sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with notable outliers in Texas and multistate cooperative purchasing vehicles. Representative solicitations include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFP, due June 8, 2026) encompassing 300+ food items with domestic sourcing preferences and low-sodium, whole-grain specifications; City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026) for ten school sites with HACCP compliance and $1,000,000 general liability insurance requirements; Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) serving 30 districts across two areas with approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One; and Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items solicitation (due April 29, 2026) with over 900 line items and electronic bid submission via NUTRIKIDS. This code shows minimal recent alignment with actual purchasing behavior—the Commodity code for frozen organic chicago pickling cucumbers does not appear to drive solicitations; vendors should review broader produce, frozen-food, and grocery-distribution codes that capture school nutrition contracts in this geography.