UNSPSC 50453417: Frozen organic midget cucumbers

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

UNSPSC 50453417 Frozen organic midget cucumbers is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of frozen organic midget cucumbers specifically. Instead, the opportunities show school districts and state agencies buying comprehensive food-service bundles—fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery staples, dairy, proteins, and non-food supplies—to support child nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District) and state agencies (State of Georgia purchasing fresh produce and food supplies). Most solicitations are IFBs or RFPs with firm, fixed pricing for 12-month contract periods running July 1 through June 30, reflecting the academic calendar. Vendors must meet stringent food-safety and compliance standards, including HACCP plans, food recall procedures, Buy American provisions, E-Verify authorization, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000. School districts frequently reserve the right to award line-item contracts to multiple vendors and to conduct student preference testing on certain products.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (State of Georgia, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County School System) and includes purchases in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) and Texas (Dallas ISD). The Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) sought fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, with unit pricing tied to USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market Report benchmarks. The Early County Board of Education IFB (due June 8, 2026) requested line-by-line bids for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food and paper supplies for three schools under the National School Lunch Program, emphasizing domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium, and products without added sugars or artificial additives. Dallas ISD's RFP (due April 2, 2026) for various food products specified non-preferred ingredients lists prohibiting artificial colors, artificial flavors, high fructose corn syrup, and certain additives under Texas HB 314. The code shows no mismatch with procurement of conventional food-service products, but frozen organic midget cucumbers do not appear as a distinct line item in any recent opportunity—the code classification appears unrelated to the actual scope of work being solicited.