UNSPSC 50455607: Frozen organic new potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50455607 Frozen organic new potatoes is a Commodity code. State and local school nutrition programs and facilities procurement offices solicit frozen potato products as line items within broader food-service bids that bundle vegetables, entrees, grains, and supplies to support National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. Recent solicitations consistently include frozen potatoes as one of many agricultural commodity inputs required for daily meal production across districts serving thousands of students; the code captures a narrow slice of a much larger procurement ecosystem centered on food-service distribution contracts. Issuing bodies span school districts of varying size—from small rural boards to urban systems serving tens of thousands of students daily—and state agencies that maintain central food-service warehouses or procurement operations. School districts dominate activity under this code, appearing in nearly every recent opportunity in the block; these districts typically consolidate food purchases through annual competitive bids with line-item or lot-based awards to multiple vendors. Smaller districts sometimes aggregate demand through cooperative purchasing vehicles, as evidenced by the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP issued by Douglas County School System covering 30 Georgia school districts.

Recent procurement activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with the most substantial opportunities posted between February and June 2026. Representative solicitations include the Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (June 8, 2026 response date), which requested line-by-line bids covering approximately 300 food items across three schools with emphasis on domestic sourcing and whole-grain compliance; the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri's Child Nutrition Services bid for over 900 grocery line items (April 29, 2026), requiring electronic submission via NUTRIKIDS; Dallas Independent School District's food-products RFP (April 2, 2026 response) for items not available through main commodity bids, including spice and ice-cream lots; and the Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia (March 4, 2026), with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across both geographic areas. All school district opportunities require firm pricing for the full contract period, compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plan certification, and general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. State agencies—the State of Georgia and City Schools of Decatur—also appear in the block with broader frozen-food and grocery solicitations due in May and June 2026, though these do not specify whether frozen potatoes are line items.