UNSPSC 50456806: Frozen organic arugula

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

UNSPSC 50456806 Frozen organic arugula, a Commodity code, sees limited direct application in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific produce item—frozen, organic arugula—yet the most recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code reflect broad food-service procurement for school nutrition programs and state operations that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items across multiple produce and grocery categories, not single SKUs. State and local buyers soliciting under this code are primarily school districts and state agencies managing child nutrition services, cafeteria operations, and related food-service functions. Representative issuers include the Early County Board of Education (Georgia), the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Dallas Independent School District (Texas), and the State of Georgia, along with the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing cooperative buys spanning multiple districts. These jurisdictions issue RFPs and IFBs for food-supply contracts that typically run July 1 through June 30 of the following fiscal year, with contract periods often renewable for one to four additional years at the district's discretion.

Recent procurement activity under this code concentrates in Georgia, Missouri, and Texas. The Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs (response due March 4, 2026) covers approximately 72 line items across two geographic areas serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two); the same district's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution (response due February 18, 2026) sought a main-line distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of $9 million. Early County Board of Education's line-by-line bid (response due June 8, 2026) encompasses 300+ food items, 60+ non-food and paper supplies, and milk delivery with compliance requirements including HACCP plans, $500,000 general liability insurance, Buy American provisions, and E-Verify authorization. The City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery (response due May 15, 2026) specifies whole-grain and low-sodium products for ten designated school sites. Rockwood R-VI School District's procurement (response due April 29, 2026) comprises over 900 line items across multiple categories for 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast daily participants. The code shows no evidence of direct frozen-organic-arugula-specific contracting; instead, it appears to be a catch-all category assignment for school nutrition solicitations that include produce among dozens of other commodities.