UNSPSC 50441800: Frozen beans

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

UNSPSC 50441800 Frozen beans, a Class code, encompasses frozen vegetable products — including frozen corn, potato products, assorted blends, carrots, and mixed vegetables — that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations serving correctional facilities, schools, and health and human services facilities. State and local purchasing offices issue ITBs and IFBs under this code to establish commodity supply contracts with firm, fixed pricing on a per-pound or per-unit basis, typically requiring FOB destination delivery with all transportation and fuel charges prepaid by the vendor. Recent solicitations emphasize FDA/USDA compliance, minimum shelf-life requirements (typically six months), Grade A or B specifications, detailed nutritional labeling, and HACCP plan compliance. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county and municipal school districts, county correctional facilities, and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives serving multiple school districts. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat buyers, along with multiple Georgia school districts and county boards of education.

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, and New Jersey, with Oregon's Department of Corrections and state departments of education in Georgia driving the most recent posting volume. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn (Solicitation S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026, with historical pricing at $0.498 per pound), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products including frozen items for state supported living centers (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period value of $1.5 million), the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution serving 32 schools with approximately $9 million annual spend (26-003, due February 18, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh and frozen produce across four school sites (due June 15, 2026). Oregon and Georgia school districts routinely post frozen vegetable solicitations under this code; state departments of corrections in Oregon and Texas are active, consistent buyers. Many solicitations include Oregon resident or in-state processor preferences (5–10 percent combined) and Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content. Contract terms typically run 12 months with renewal or extension options, and awards go to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder meeting specifications.