UNSPSC 50453903: Frozen organic bottle gourd

The variety of organic gourds known as organic bottle gourd that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50453903 Frozen organic bottle gourd is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, sits within a much broader procurement pattern around school nutrition and food service supply chains rather than isolated frozen-gourd procurement. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly calling for frozen organic bottle gourd; instead, it reflects a robust market for fresh produce, frozen and grocery items, and comprehensive food distribution services supporting school nutrition programs and state institutional feeding operations. State and local governments are actively soliciting produce (fresh and frozen), dairy, proteins, grains, prepared entrees, and related food service supplies through school districts, state agencies, and regional purchasing cooperatives. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, county school systems, state departments (Georgia), and regional cooperative purchasing entities. Repeat buyers include the Georgia State Department of Education ecosystem (Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur), plus Dallas Independent School District in Texas, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and the State of Georgia itself. The code shows no evidence of a distinct market segment for frozen organic bottle gourd specifically; the solicitations frame food procurement at the commodity-category level (fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, proteins, grains) without isolation to single products.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (eight of nine opportunities), with secondary activity in Texas (Dallas ISD) and Missouri (Rockwood School District). Representative opportunities include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (issued January 21, 2026, due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line food distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily with estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000; the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for Fresh Produce and Eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) covering 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 for Fresh Produce (issued March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026) for 72 fresh produce items across 60 school sites; and the Early County Board of Education FY27 Food Bid (issued May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026) encompassing 300+ food items and 60 non-food products for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that the UNSPSC classification does not map cleanly to actual procurement patterns—opportunities are aggregated at higher commodity tiers (fresh produce families, frozen-food families, general grocery), not at single-product granularity, and successful positioning requires capability to supply multi-item food categories with school nutrition compliance, food safety certification (HACCP), Buy American compliance, and firm pricing across school-year terms.