UNSPSC 50455800: Frozen organic sea vegetables

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

UNSPSC 50455800 Frozen organic sea vegetables is a Class code that in practice spans a much broader range of food procurement by state and local governments than its narrow commodity name suggests. The recent solicitations tagged under this code reveal that state and local buyers are purchasing comprehensive food supply contracts for school nutrition programs, fresh produce, frozen and grocery items, and dairy products—not exclusively frozen sea vegetables. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Dallas Independent School District, alongside state agencies in Georgia and the Douglas County School System operating a multi-district cooperative. These jurisdictions solicit food contracts annually to support the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and broader child nutrition services, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30 and renewable for multiple one-year terms. Scope of work includes line-item bidding for 300+ food items (meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments), frozen foods meeting USDA whole-grain and enriched-tier specifications, fresh produce (apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables), eggs, and ancillary non-food supplies. Vendors must comply with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, general liability insurance (typically $500,000 to $2,000,000), food recall procedures, and delivery windows (typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) to individual school sites across each district.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with standout repeat buyers in the Douglas County School System (issuing both a $9 million main-line food supply RFP in January 2026 and a $5.5 million fresh produce and eggs RFP in February 2026 serving 30 districts through a cooperative purchasing vehicle) and Dallas Independent School District (RFP for various food products issued February 22, 2026, due April 2, 2026). Georgia-based solicitations include the State of Georgia's general food, supplies, and kitchen products bid (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026), City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce annual contract (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), and Douglas County's multi-district RFPs. Pricing is typically firm for the contract period with escalation requests permitted only on documented USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index basis (or manufacturer price increases of 5–10 percent threshold depending on the district), and awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders on a single-vendor or multi-vendor basis. All bid prices must include packing and transportation with no separate fuel surcharges; payment terms range from Net 30 to Net 40 days from delivery or invoice.