UNSPSC 50441600: Frozen asparagus

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

UNSPSC 50441600 Frozen asparagus, a Class code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. While the code designates frozen asparagus specifically, the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for asparagus; instead, state and local jurisdictions are procuring frozen corn, frozen mixed vegetables, frozen assorted blends, and frozen carrots—overlapping commodity families but distinct product lines. The opportunities posted under this and adjacent frozen-vegetable codes reveal that state and local governments buy frozen vegetables primarily to supply institutional food service operations: correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, and health agencies. These purchases typically span hundreds of thousands of pounds annually, quoted on per-pound or per-case pricing, with FOB-destination delivery to central distribution points and detailed specifications covering USDA/FDA compliance, shelf-life minimums (usually six months), packaging, and temperature maintenance. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), school districts (Bulloch County, Burke County, City Schools of Decatur, Fairfax County, Early County, Rockwood, Savannah-Chatham, Dallas ISD), county governments (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and cooperative purchasing vehicles managed by regional school systems.

Geographic spread of recent frozen-vegetable procurement activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Pennsylvania) and Texas, with additional activity in Oregon and Missouri. Oregon Department of Corrections issued multiple ITBs between February and July 2026 for frozen carrots, assorted blends, and mixed vegetables—the most prolific recent buyer under this commodity family—while Texas HHSC and TDCJ have posted successive solicitations for supplemental frozen foods and cafeteria products serving state hospitals, supported living centers, and correctional facilities statewide. School districts dominate by issuing body count, with Georgia alone hosting six school district bids (Burke County, Bulloch County, Early County, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County cooperative) posted between February and June 2026. Representative opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for 40,000 pounds of frozen corn (due July 24, 2026) and S2910000017439 for 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products (due July 24, 2026), both with Oregon-goods preferences of up to 10 percent combined; Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for fresh and frozen produce across multiple categories (due June 15, 2026); and Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period (due July 13, 2026). No recent opportunities specifically name frozen asparagus as a line item; pursuit under this code requires either identifying future asparagus-specific tenders or bundling asparagus into broader frozen-vegetable supply agreements awarded on mixed-commodity bases.