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 organic tomatoes, peppers, and related nightshade vegetables purchased by state and local governments for food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring these items as components of broader food supply contracts for school nutrition programs, county senior services, and state food purchasing — rarely as standalone frozen-organic-produce buys, but rather embedded within general food service RFQs and IFBs that span shelf-stable items, fresh and frozen produce, proteins, and dairy. Issuing bodies include county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), state procurement departments (State of Georgia), and school district food service programs (Early County Board of Education). The work is straightforward commodity procurement with delivery, storage, temperature control, and compliance requirements typical of institutional food service contracting.

Georgia dominates the recent activity, with three of three most recent opportunities posted from Georgia jurisdictions between May and October 2026. Gwinnett County issued an informal written quote (IWQ) on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center required within 72 hours and final receipt by December 7, 2026; the Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line food bid due June 8, 2026 spanning 300+ food items and 60 non-food products for school lunch and breakfast programs, with awards made approximately 60 days after bid opening and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia itself issued a food supplies bid due June 22, 2026, though the full scope and line items were contained in an attached PDF not provided. All three solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing, compliance with food safety and Buy American provisions, and firm pricing with escalation review tied to USDA or CPI benchmarks.