UNSPSC 50453700: Frozen organic fennels

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

UNSPSC 50453700 Frozen organic fennels is a Class code that in state and local procurement practice encompasses fresh and frozen produce procurement for institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and state facilities. Recent opportunities show that state and local buyers under this code are purchasing line-by-line produce and grocery items, frozen foods, and fresh produce—both bulk commodities and single-serve items—for child nutrition services. School districts and state agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with 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), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all soliciting fresh produce, frozen items, and related food service supplies. State procurement offices in Georgia have also posted procurements for fresh produce and frozen foods and grocery items through multiple notice cycles in the past four months.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two), with proposals due March 4, 2026; the same district issued RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with estimated annual expenditure of $9 million and proposals due February 18, 2026. City Schools of Decatur, Georgia issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items for the 2026–2027 school year with sealed bids due May 15, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. EST through Bonfire or mail. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited line-by-line bids for food and non-food products supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program with bids due June 8, 2026. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) invited bids for over 900 line items of grocery items for the 2026–2027 school year with electronic bids due April 29, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CDT. Dallas Independent School District (Texas) issued an RFP for various food products not available through main commodity bids, with proposals due April 2, 2026. All contracts emphasize HACCP compliance, Buy American provisions where applicable, firm pricing for the contract period, and delivery to multiple school sites or warehouses with no fuel surcharges included in pricing.