UNSPSC 50454118: Frozen organic perilla

The variety of organic herbs known as organic perilla that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50454118 Frozen organic perilla, a Commodity code, covers specialized frozen produce items for institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct activity under this specific code. State and local governments procure frozen perilla and related specialty frozen produce primarily through broader food service and grocery supply contracts issued by state health and human services agencies, school districts, and correctional departments. The issuing bodies pursuing frozen produce contracts span state health agencies (Texas HHSC), state corrections (Texas TDCJ), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Douglas County and Rockwood school districts in Missouri and Georgia), and other state entities. However, the recent opportunities in the source are coded broadly to encompass hundreds of food line items—fresh, frozen, dairy, proteins, and consumables—rather than frozen organic perilla as a line-item focus. The most granular institutional food service contracts, such as those from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and state-supported living centers, bundle frozen specialty items within larger supplemental food and consumable procurements that do not isolate organic perilla pricing or supply.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHSC statewide supplemental food contracts, TDCJ cafeteria procurement, and ongoing refresh cycles), Georgia (Douglas County School System produce and food supply RFPs), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools grocery), Missouri (Rockwood School District child nutrition services), and Illinois (state IVHQ weekly food orders). Recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP classes that include frozen foods; the Texas TDCJ IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas, extended to May 4, 2026, spanning approximately 382 line items including frozen specialty entrees; and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12, due April 27, 2026, requiring delivery of grocery items directly to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens. The Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs, due March 4, 2026, and RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution, due February 18, 2026, both serve 30 and 32 schools respectively. Frozen organic perilla does not appear as a line item in any of the source solicitations reviewed; vendors pursuing this code should expect it to be bundled within broader frozen-food categories rather than solicited as a standalone item.