UNSPSC 50456902: Frozen organic cavalier peas

The variety of organic sugar peas known as organic cavalier peas that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50456902 Frozen organic cavalier peas, a Commodity code, nominally describes a single produce item, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not isolate frozen peas as a line item. Instead, the code appears in solicitations for broad food-service aggregates—school nutrition programs, child nutrition services, and state facility food procurement—where frozen vegetables are bundled within comprehensive grocery or produce contracts spanning dozens or hundreds of line items. School districts, county school systems, and state agencies issue these solicitations as IFBs and RFPs seeking multiple suppliers for fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery staples, dairy, proteins, and prepared items all coded to the same family or commodity tier. The work is standardized around USDA compliance (Buy American, whole-grain standards, low-sodium formulations), HACCP certification, food-recall procedures, and firm pricing with limited escalation windows tied to third-party cost indices. Vendors must carry general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 minimum), satisfy debarment and E-Verify clearance, and deliver to school sites Monday through Friday within narrow time windows, with all transportation and packing included in bid pricing and no fuel surcharges permitted.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Missouri school districts. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued separate RFPs for fresh produce and eggs (estimated $5.5 million annual across two geographic areas, due March 4, 2026) and food supply and distribution services (estimated $9 million annually, due February 18, 2026). The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce (72 line items, IFB due April 23, 2026), the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) sought frozen foods and grocery items for ten school sites (IFB due May 15, 2026), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line food and non-food bids supporting the National School Lunch Program across three schools (due June 8, 2026). The State of Georgia posted two broader solicitations: one for food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026) and a fresh-produce IFB (due May 27, 2026). Outside Georgia, the Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri issued an RFP for over 900 line items of grocery and produce items (electronic bids due April 29, 2026), and the Dallas Independent School District (Texas) solicited various food products not covered under main commodity bids (due April 2, 2026). None of these solicitations specifically request frozen cavalier peas as a standalone item; the code's relevance to state and local procurement appears to rest on inclusion within multi-item food aggregates rather than distinct commodity demand.