UNSPSC 50455405: Frozen organic blackeyed peas

The variety of organic peas known as organic blackeyed peas that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50455405 Frozen organic blackeyed peas is a Commodity code that describes frozen blackeyed peas meeting organic certification standards. State and local governments procure frozen organic blackeyed peas primarily through school nutrition programs, child nutrition services, and institutional food service operations that emphasize whole-food, minimally processed, and allergen-conscious meal components. Recent solicitations frame frozen blackeyed peas as line-item commodities within larger frozen-food and grocery procurements that require USDA compliance, HACCP certification, food recall procedures, and domestic sourcing preferences where feasible. School districts soliciting under this code typically specify product delivery windows (often 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday), temperature maintenance standards (41 degrees Fahrenheit or below for refrigerated items), proper CN and nutrition labeling, and firm pricing for twelve-month contract periods with limited escalation provisions tied to third-party commodity indexes (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Consumer Price Index, or Urner Barry reporting). Issuing bodies across this code consist primarily of independent school districts and consolidated school systems—including the Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System—alongside state procurement offices (Georgia) and school nutrition cooperatives purchasing on behalf of multiple constituent districts.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri school nutrition programs, with secondary activity in Texas and multi-state cooperative purchasing arrangements. The Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 IFB seeking line-by-line food bids for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs across three schools (PE55045NONST2027000000006) and the City Schools of Decatur's May 15, 2026 IFB for frozen foods and grocery items spanning ten school sites (PE77310NONST2026000000018) represent representative recent opportunities. The Douglas County School System's February 4, 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative, covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas in Georgia with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined (PE64810NONST2026000000047), and its January 21, 2026 RFP for main-line food supply and distribution services supporting 32,500 students across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000 (PE64810NONST2026000000046) demonstrate the scale and frequency of institutional food procurement in the state. All solicitations require vendors to maintain minimum general liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000, comply with E-Verify and federal debarment certification, and allow multiple award and line-item splitting to optimize cost and service delivery across school sites.