UNSPSC 50456110: Frozen organic orach spinach

The variety of organic spinach known as organic orach spinach that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50456110 Frozen organic orach spinach is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty frozen vegetable products, specifically organic leafy greens sourced and distributed to support school nutrition programs and institutional food services. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily school districts and school systems acquiring frozen organic produce through annual food service contracts to meet USDA standards, dietary preferences favoring whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, and nutritional requirements for child nutrition programs. The issuing bodies are chiefly independent school districts and county school systems, with repeat activity concentrated in Georgia and Texas school nutrition procurement. Recent solicitations show school districts acquiring frozen vegetables alongside broader frozen food and grocery line-item bids, with vendors required to meet Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, food recall procedures, and minimum insurance coverage ($500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability depending on jurisdiction). Delivery windows are consistently narrow—typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday—to individual school sites, with all transportation and packing included in unit pricing and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.

Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (RFQ posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026) for line-by-line bids spanning approximately 300+ food items with emphasis on domestic sourcing and products without added sugars or artificial additives, and the City Schools of Decatur's Invitation for Bid for Frozen Foods and Grocery (IFB posted April 16, 2026, due May 15, 2026) covering frozen and grocery products meeting whole-grain and zero-trans-fat standards with ten designated delivery sites across Decatur schools. Additional activity includes the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services (IFB posted March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026) seeking grocery items across over 900 line items with firm pricing for the full 2026–2027 contract period, and Dallas Independent School District's Request for Proposal (posted February 22, 2026, due April 2, 2026) for various food products excluding items available through main commodity bids, with contract running May 29, 2026 through May 28, 2027. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Decatur, and statewide state operations) and Texas (Dallas), with single solicitations visible in Missouri (Rockwood). The source shows no recent opportunities explicitly tagged under this commodity code that directly name frozen organic orach spinach procurement; activity under the code appears limited or absent relative to broader frozen vegetable and grocery procurement.