UNSPSC 50455605: Frozen organic purple potatoes

The variety of organic potatoes known as organic purple potatoes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50455605 Frozen organic purple potatoes is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialty frozen potato products, but the recent state and local procurement activity does not support solicitations specifically for frozen organic purple potatoes. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code reflect broad school nutrition and institutional food procurement — primarily fresh produce, frozen foods, groceries, and complete food service distribution contracts that serve large student populations across districts. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and a state education-focused purchasing cooperative, with occasional state agency food procurement (State of Georgia). The work being solicited includes fresh produce supply contracts, grocery and frozen-food items for school lunch and breakfast programs, staple vegetables and fruits meeting USDA compliance and whole-grain standards, and full-service food distribution with cold storage. Products must meet nutritional specifications such as low sodium, zero trans fat, no artificial additives, and domestic sourcing preferences. Vendors compete on price, quality, compliance with food-safety standards (HACCP plans, recall capability, E-Verify authorization), and delivery performance to school sites — typically Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with the most substantive opportunities from Early County Board of Education (RFP for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies, due June 8, 2026), City Schools of Decatur (IFB for frozen foods and grocery items, due May 15, 2026), Douglas County School System via the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively, proposals due March 4, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (bid for 72 fresh produce items, due April 23, 2026), and Dallas Independent School District (RFP for various food products not available through main commodity food bids, due April 2, 2026). The State of Georgia has also issued multiple IFBs for fresh produce and food supplies. School districts consistently require firm pricing for the contract period (typically July 1 through June 30), line-item award flexibility, liability insurance of $1 million or higher, and compliance with Buy American and USDA food-safety mandates. Set-asides or explicit preferences for disadvantaged or minority-owned enterprises are mentioned inconsistently across districts; Dallas ISD actively encourages M/WBE program participation, while most Georgia districts do not reference set-asides in available documentation.