UNSPSC 50455904: Frozen organic giant yellow improved shallots

The variety of organic shallots known as organic giant yellow improved shallots that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50455904 Frozen organic giant yellow improved shallots is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a single produce line item. Recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code, however, show little direct procurement of the specific product named. Instead, the code appears in broader food service RFPs and IFBs for school nutrition programs, state agencies, and districts seeking comprehensive grocery and produce assortments that may include frozen vegetables among dozens or hundreds of line items. The work being solicited is the supply and delivery of mixed food products—fresh and frozen produce, meats, dairy, grains, condiments, and non-food supplies—to school cafeterias, warehouses, and central food service facilities. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas, supplemented by state procurement offices and purchasing cooperatives that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions. School districts dominate recent activity, including the Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System (serving 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative), and Dallas Independent School District.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with notable recent solicitations also in Missouri and Texas. Representative opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFP due June 8, 2026) spanning 300+ food items and 60+ non-food products across three schools; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce contract (IFB due April 23, 2026) for 72 produce items delivered to 60 school sites with estimated annual volumes reaching 21,125 cases for certain items; the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs (RFP due March 4, 2026) serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in one geographic area; and Dallas Independent School District's RFP for various food products (RFP due April 2, 2026) to supplement main commodity bids. Most school district contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with renewal options. Vendors must meet HACCP and food safety standards, provide $1 million general liability insurance, comply with Buy American and E-Verify requirements, and accept firm pricing for contract terms, often with escalation permitted only against third-party cost indices or thresholds (typically 3–10% increases).