UNSPSC 50455812: Frozen organic sea lettuce

The variety of organic sea vegetables known as organic sea lettuce that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50455812 Frozen organic sea lettuce is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show no direct procurement of frozen sea lettuce or similar specialty frozen produce items. Instead, the eight opportunities from February through June 2026 collectively reflect school district and state agency sourcing of broad food service categories—fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, eggs, and mixed food products for child nutrition and institutional meal programs—under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The code's nominal scope does not align with the actual procurement activity in the block, indicating minimal relevant recent activity for vendors specializing in frozen organic sea lettuce specifically. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia), alongside state-level buyers from Georgia. The solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, E-Verify authorization, minimum general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000), firm pricing for contract terms, and domestic sourcing preferences.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with the largest volume in Georgia across multiple school districts and the state itself. Representative opportunities include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFQ, due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items and 60 non-food products for July 2026–June 2027 delivery; City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (due May 15, 2026) serving ten schools with $1,000,000 general liability and firm pricing for 30 days; Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One; and Dallas Independent School District's RFP for various food products (due April 2, 2026) emphasizing compliance with Texas Bill #314 restrictions on artificial colors and additives. A vendor pursuing this code should recognize that opportunities target mainstream institutional food service distribution rather than specialty frozen seaweed products, and should position capabilities accordingly in commodity-level school nutrition procurement.