UNSPSC 50456707: Frozen organic lesser yams

The variety of organic yams known as organic lesser yams that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50456707 Frozen organic lesser yams is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce item, but the recent solicitations show state and local governments actually buying much broader frozen and fresh produce for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and state operations—including fresh vegetables, fruits, eggs, and related cold-chain food products. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Dallas Independent School District, and Douglas County School System all posting RFPs and IFBs for multi-category food procurement in the past four months. State agencies also solicit under this code: the State of Georgia posted separate solicitations for fresh produce (IFB #4, May 27 response date) and for broader food, supplies, and kitchen products (June 22 response date). The scope spans line-item competitive bidding for hundreds of products—meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments, frozen entrees, spices, and ice cream—with strict compliance requirements including HACCP plans, Buy American provisions, E-Verify authorization, liability insurance (typically $1 million general liability minimum), food recall procedures, and firm pricing for contract periods (usually July 1 through June 30). Deliveries are weekday-only to multiple school sites, with temperature and quality specifications (frozen at 0°F or below, refrigerated at 33–41°F) and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary representation from Texas. The Douglas County School System is notably active, issuing paired RFPs for fresh produce and eggs to serve 30 districts across two areas (estimated annual spending $5.5 million, March 4 response date) and for main-line food supply and distribution to 32 schools serving 25,500 students with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million (February 18 response date). Early County Board of Education seeks line-by-line bids for 300+ food items and 60 non-food products for the 2026–27 school year (June 8 response date). Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri is soliciting bids for over 900 grocery-item line items for child nutrition services, with electronic submission via NUTRIKIDS by April 29, 2026. Dallas Independent School District posted an RFP for various food products not available through main commodity bids, including spices and ice cream lots, for the 2026–2027 school year (April 2 response date). Award cycles typically run 60–90 days from bid opening, with contracts commencing July 1, 2026 and running through June 30, 2027, often with renewal options for additional one-year terms. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in recent solicitations, though some districts express intent to provide maximum practicable opportunities to minority and women-owned firms.