UNSPSC 50456805: Frozen organic arrowhead

The type of organic vegetable known as organic arrowhead that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50456805 Frozen organic arrowhead, a Commodity code, nominally describes a single frozen produce item, but state and local procurement activity under this code in 2026 reflects a much broader reality: school districts and state agencies are sourcing comprehensive food products for child nutrition programs, including fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared items. The solicitations posted since January 2026 show school food authorities bidding for multiple categories of produce and grocery items as line-item bundles within broader nutrition service contracts. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—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—supplemented by state-level procurements through Georgia and city or county school systems. Early County Board of Education and the Douglas County School System appear multiple times as repeat buyers.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri school districts, with secondary representation in Texas and multi-jurisdiction regional cooperative purchasing through the GEC Buying Cooperative. Representative opportunities include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (IFB, due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; City Schools of Decatur's frozen foods and grocery IFB (due May 15, 2026) for the 2026-2027 school year with delivery to ten schools; Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP through GEC (due March 4, 2026) spanning two geographic areas and 30 school districts with an estimated $5.5 million annual spend; and Dallas Independent School District's RFP for various food products (due April 2, 2026) for May 2026–May 2027 delivery to the Maria Luna Food Service Facilities Warehouse. Contracts typically run July 1–June 30 with renewal options; bidders must comply with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, E-Verify, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on district, with pricing firm for the contract period and subject to quarterly or semiannual adjustment only when verified commodity price increases exceed thresholds ranging from 3 to 10 percent.