UNSPSC 50456411: Frozen organic green tomatoes

The variety of organic tomatoes known as organic green tomatoes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50456411 Frozen organic green tomatoes is a Commodity-level code representing specialty produce items procured by state and local education and general government agencies. Despite the narrow code designation, recent state and local procurement activity shows that agencies soliciting under this code are actually buying broad food service portfolios—fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery staples, dairy, proteins, and prepared items—to support school nutrition programs and institutional dining. The actual work being bought encompasses multi-line-item contracts for school meal service delivery, with vendors required to meet USDA compliance, HACCP certification, food safety documentation, Buy American provisions, and strict temperature and quality controls. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education, including Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Dallas Independent School District, alongside state procurement offices in Georgia and Missouri. These jurisdictions conduct solicitations as IFBs and RFPs with firm pricing for full contract years (typically July to June), line-item bidding or lot-based awards, multi-vendor award authority, and renewal options extending up to three or four additional years.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with the most visible opportunities posted between February and June 2026. Representative solicitations include the Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (RFP, due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies supporting the National School Lunch Program across three schools; the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services bid (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 grocery line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants; the Douglas County School System's coordinated RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million by area; and Dallas Independent School District's RFP (JC250079, due April 2, 2026) for non-commodity food products including spice and ice cream lots with encouragement of M/WBE participation. Vendors face substantial compliance burdens including general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million), E-Verify certification, debarment verification, food recall procedures, HACCP plans, and domestic-sourcing preferences; contract awards are typically made 60 days post-bid-opening on lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best-value basis.