UNSPSC 50453602: Frozen organic castelfranco endives

The variety of organic endives known as organic castelfranco endives that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50453602 Frozen organic castelfranco endives is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specialized frozen vegetable product, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect procurement of this specific item. The source shows no recent solicitations for frozen organic castelfranco endives; instead, the code appears to have been applied to broader food-service and child-nutrition procurements encompassing dozens or hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and frozen goods. The actual scope of work under the code as reflected in recent state and local opportunities spans school nutrition programs, general food-service supply for state operations, and child-nutrition services targeting K–12 school districts. The issuing bodies are primarily state education departments and school districts—including the Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Dallas Independent School District (Texas), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and the State of Georgia itself—combined with regional cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. No standout repeat buyer emerges from the block, though Georgia-based school districts and the State of Georgia account for the majority of named opportunities.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Texas. Representative opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food-bid RFQ due June 8, 2026, for approximately 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program; the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items due May 15, 2026, for the 2026–2027 school year; the Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery-items solicitation (electronic submission required) due April 29, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items across snacks, produce, dairy, and prepared entrees; the State of Georgia's IFB for fresh produce due May 27, 2026; and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs (through the GEC Buying Cooperative) due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. School-nutrition contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following year, require firm pricing, mandate Buy American compliance and HACCP documentation, and incorporate delivery to multiple school sites with temperature-control specifications and inventory-rotation requirements.