UNSPSC 50453410: Frozen organic gherkin cucumbers

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

UNSPSC 50453410 Frozen organic gherkin cucumbers is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty preserved vegetable products, particularly frozen pickled cucumber products used in school nutrition, institutional food service, and general foodservice operations. State and local governments buying under this code primarily source through school districts' child nutrition programs, with school nutrition departments procuring frozen and specialty vegetable items as components of larger food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items. The issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts and their purchasing cooperatives, reflecting the dominance of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program in driving demand for standardized, shelf-stable vegetable products. Individual school districts, regional food-service cooperatives, and state education departments all solicit under related frozen-produce and specialty-food categories.

Recent state and local procurement activity shows concentrated demand in Georgia and Missouri school districts. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 in February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two geographic areas (response deadline March 4, 2026); the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited bids for grocery items covering over 900 line items including vegetables, fruits, and specialty products for the 2026–27 school year with electronic submissions due April 29, 2026; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) bid fresh produce for 72 line items with sealed bids due April 23, 2026; the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line food bids encompassing 300+ food items including vegetables and specialty products with response due June 8, 2026; and the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with bids due May 15, 2026. While frozen organic gherkins do not appear as explicit line items in the summaries reviewed, the code's commodity scope is embedded within these broader frozen and specialty vegetable solicitations. Activity is concentrated in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with additional school-district procurement in Missouri and Texas.