UNSPSC 50456116: Frozen organic wild spinach

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

UNSPSC 50456116 Frozen organic wild spinach (Commodity) represents a narrow product category, but recent state and local solicitations show that purchasing under this code occurs primarily within broader food-service procurement campaigns targeting school nutrition programs, state facilities, and institutional feeding operations. The actual buying scope encompasses frozen produce items as line-item components of larger food-supply contracts rather than standalone frozen-spinach purchases; recent school district and state agency bids group frozen spinach alongside fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, and prepared entrees within comprehensive child nutrition or general food-service agreements. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state departments of education, with occasional state agency procurement offices. Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, City Schools of Decatur, and Dallas Independent School District all issued recent food-service RFPs and IFBs that include frozen vegetables as subordinate line items within broader procurement scopes.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with Texas also active. The Georgia State Purchasing office, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and City Schools of Decatur issued overlapping fresh-produce and food-supply RFPs and IFBs between February and May 2026, with response deadlines ranging from March through June 2026. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an RFP for line-by-line food bids with a June 8, 2026 due date covering 300+ food items including frozen vegetables, while Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services (Missouri) solicited grocery items via electronic bid with an April 29, 2026 deadline. Douglas County School System released parallel produce-and-eggs and food-supply-and-distribution RFPs through the GEC Buying Cooperative, covering 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, deadlines in February and early March 2026. Dallas Independent School District issued an RFP for various food products with an April 2, 2026 response date for the 2026-2027 school year. No solicitations explicitly named frozen organic wild spinach as a standalone procurement or indicated it as a primary focus within these broader food-service contracts.