UNSPSC 50456864: Frozen organic water chestnuts

The type of organic vegetable known as organic water chestnuts that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50456864 Frozen organic water chestnuts is a Commodity code that nominally names a single product line, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show minimal direct procurement activity for that specific item. Instead, the recent opportunities reveal that state and local governments are issuing broad food-service RFPs and IFBs for school nutrition programs, central warehouses, and institutional food service that encompass hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and specialty foods — of which frozen organic water chestnuts may be one small element, if it appears at all. School districts dominate the issuing body mix, with recent activity from the 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; state purchasing offices and purchasing cooperatives also appear (Georgia and Missouri), as do individual school nutrition services. Most solicitations follow the competitive bid and RFP process using electronic portals (Bonfire, NUTRIKIDS); contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with firm pricing, delivery to multiple school sites, HACCP and food-safety compliance, and Buy American requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Texas. Representative opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's line-item food bid for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (RFQ, due June 8, 2026, covering 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies), the City Schools of Decatur's Frozen Foods and Grocery IFB for the 2026-2027 school year (IFB, due May 15, 2026, requiring low-sodium and whole-grain compliance), the Rockwood R-VI School District's Grocery Items procurement (IFB, due April 29, 2026, with 900+ line items), the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Fresh Produce annual contract (IFB, due April 23, 2026, for 72 produce items across 60 school sites), the Douglas County School System's Fresh Produce and Eggs RFP via GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP, due March 4, 2026, serving 30 districts with estimated spend of $5.5 million), and Dallas ISD's Various Food Products RFP (RFP, due April 2, 2026, for multiple suppliers to the Maria Luna Warehouse). The code shows activity but little evidence of dedicated procurement volume specifically for frozen organic water chestnuts as a standalone line item; vendors pursuing this code should treat it as a minor component of large multi-category school nutrition supply contracts rather than a primary product focus.