UNSPSC 50456215: Frozen organic miniature squash

The variety of organic summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as organic miniature squash that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50456215 Frozen organic miniature squash is a Commodity code that addresses a single product line — frozen miniature squash meeting organic certification standards — commonly procured as part of broader frozen and specialty produce purchasing for institutional food service. State and local governments solicit frozen produce and specialty items under this code through school districts, state procurement offices, and other public food-service entities that maintain breakfast and lunch programs, institutional kitchens, or central nutrition warehousing. Recent opportunities show school districts bundling frozen organic produce with wider frozen-food, fresh-produce, and grocery buys rather than issuing standalone solicitations for this specific item; the code appears as one line item within multi-category food service RFPs and IFBs that address comprehensive school nutrition, kitchen supplies, and commodity procurement. Issuing bodies include large public school districts (Dallas Independent School District, Early County Board of Education, Decatur City Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Douglas County School System), state procurement offices (State of Georgia), and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative across Georgia school districts). These jurisdictions emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American sourcing, HACCP documentation, food-recall procedures, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million thresholds), firm pricing for contract periods typically July 1 through June 30, and delivery schedules Monday through Friday within specified meal-service windows.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary representation in Texas. The Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) through the GEC Buying Cooperative covers 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively and includes frozen items alongside fresh produce. The Early County Board of Education line-by-line food bid (issued May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026) solicits approximately 300+ food items including frozen goods for three schools under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with firm pricing required for the July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract period and quarterly adjustment options tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index benchmarks. City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB (issued April 16, 2026, due May 15, 2026) requests sealed bids for the School Nutrition Program across ten designated school sites with whole-grain standards, low-sodium specifications, and zero trans fat per serving. Rockwood School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) and Dallas Independent School District (Dallas County, Texas) issued similarly structured multi-category grocery and food-product RFPs in March and February 2026 respectively, both with firm pricing through the 2026–2027 school year and options for renewal. No budget ranges or award values are disclosed in the solicitation documents reviewed.