UNSPSC 50454500: Frozen organic lentils

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

UNSPSC 50454500 Frozen organic lentils is a Class code that in practice reflects a subset of broader food-procurement activity state and local governments undertake — specifically shelf-stable and frozen commodity ingredients for institutional food service, senior services, school meals, and community nutrition programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show purchasing of dried goods, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and produce components typically destined for cafeteria operations, senior meal programs, and nutritional assistance initiatives rather than frozen lentils narrowly construed. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners managing senior services and community meals, state purchasing offices coordinating consolidated food buys across multiple agencies, and school district boards of education provisioning National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations. The work involves responding to RFQs and competitive bids with line-item pricing, meeting food-safety and domestic-sourcing requirements, and managing delivery logistics to multiple institutional sites.

Georgia dominates recent activity under the code. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an informal written quote (IWQ) on October 13, 2026 due October 19, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for the Department of Community Services, with delivery to a senior services center in Lawrenceville and final receipt required by December 7, 2026. The State of Georgia issued a statewide food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid in May 2026 with response due June 22, 2026. Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line food and non-food bid on May 11, 2026 due June 8, 2026 for 300+ food items and supplies supporting school meals across three schools for the contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, emphasizing domestic sourcing, whole-grain specifications, low-sodium formulations, and USDA compliance with $500,000 general liability insurance required and piggybacking provisions allowing other districts to adopt identical terms.