UNSPSC 50456829: Frozen organic galanga

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

UNSPSC 50456829 Frozen organic galanga is a Commodity code that nominally names a single produce item, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show no specific demand for frozen galanga. Instead, the opportunities reflect broad food-service procurement across school districts and state agencies, with solicitations bundling hundreds of line items spanning fresh and frozen produce, dairy, proteins, grains, and prepared foods to support school nutrition programs and institutional food service. The code appears to serve as a catch-all taxonomy marker for produce-adjacent food-service categories rather than a specialized procurement vehicle for this particular ingredient. Issuing bodies include school districts (Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Dallas Independent School District) and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia), with school-based child nutrition programs dominating the activity. These jurisdictions procure annual contracts—typically spanning July through June—through RFP, IFB, and line-item bid mechanisms, often with renewal options extending two to four years.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia and Missouri. The Douglas County School System RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) spans a 30-district cooperative across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in one area and $1.1 million in another, covering fresh produce and eggs. Early County Board of Education (due June 8, 2026) solicited food and non-food items for three schools with emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, and low-sodium formulations. Rockwood R-VI in St. Louis County, Missouri (due April 29, 2026) sought over 900 grocery line items for the 2026–2027 school year. City Schools of Decatur, Georgia issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (due May 15, 2026) serving ten school sites with stringent whole-grain, low-sodium, and zero-trans-fat specifications. Dallas Independent School District (due April 2, 2026) requested various food products not available through main commodity bids, excluding artificial colors, artificial flavors, and high-fructose corn syrup per Texas Legislative Bill #314. The State of Georgia issued parallel solicitations for fresh produce (IFB #4, due May 27, 2026) and general food supplies (due June 22, 2026). No recent opportunities specifically name frozen galanga or specialized produce items; the code's recent activity reflects only generic school-nutrition food-service procurement.