UNSPSC 50455000: Frozen organic nightshades

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

UNSPSC 50455000 Frozen organic nightshades is a Class code that encompasses frozen and prepared organic nightshade vegetables — primarily frozen peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant — procured by state and local school districts, state purchasing offices, and county school systems to support child nutrition and institutional food service programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code do not surface frozen organic nightshades as a discrete line item; instead, school districts are procuring across broad frozen and fresh produce categories that include nightshades alongside dozens of other commodity vegetables and fruits. The mix of recent issuing bodies is dominated by school districts and county school systems — Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District, and Douglas County School System — alongside state purchasing offices in Georgia. School nutrition programs represent the primary end use, with contracts structured as annual or multi-year supply arrangements covering meal service during the regular academic year, typically running July 1 through June 30 with renewal options.

Recent procurement activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Missouri, with additional solicitations from Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000046) for Food Supply and Distribution Services with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 for 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools; Douglas County School System's concurrent RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000047) for Fresh Produce and Eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; and Early County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for line-by-line food bids covering approximately 300 food items across meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, and fruits for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. School districts consistently emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP plan requirements, food recall procedures, E-Verify authorization, general liability insurance in the $500,000 to $2,000,000 range, firm pricing for contract periods (with limited escalation allowances tied to USDA or CPI documentation), and delivery to multiple school sites within narrow time windows, typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. No solicitations identified frozen organic nightshades as a standalone category or line item in bid documents.