UNSPSC 50453802: Frozen organic chinese garlic stems

The variety of organic garlic known as organic chinese garlic stems that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50453802 Frozen organic Chinese garlic stems is a Commodity code that nominally names a single frozen produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect frozen garlic stems specifically. Instead, the code appears to serve as a catch-all tag for broad food procurement across school nutrition programs and state food service operations. The actual buying under this code encompasses comprehensive food-service groceries including fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and non-food supplies. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with solicitations from Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas), alongside state-level procurements from the State of Georgia for general food supplies and fresh produce. These jurisdictions are acquiring food products to support National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and state institutional food service operations, with vendors required to meet USDA compliance, food safety standards including HACCP plans, Buy American provisions, E-Verify authorization, liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence), and product specifications addressing nutrition standards, sodium levels, whole-grain requirements, and domestic sourcing preferences where applicable.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (RFQ, due June 8, 2026) seeking line-by-line bids for approximately 300+ food items plus non-food supplies for three schools; the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services' Grocery Items solicitation (IFB, due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items across snacks, fruits, vegetables, meats, and prepared entrees for approximately 7,000 daily lunch and breakfast participants; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (due February 18, 2026) targeting a main-line food service distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Fresh Produce contract bid (due April 23, 2026) for 72 produce items to 60 school sites; and Dallas ISD's Request for Proposal for Various Food Products (due April 2, 2026) seeking multiple suppliers for specialty food items delivered to a central food service warehouse. Contract periods typically run July 1 through June 30, with renewal options of three months to four years. All vendors must submit firm pricing with transportation and packing included, and payment terms range from Net 30 to Net 40 days post-delivery or invoice receipt.