UNSPSC 50441819: Frozen fava beans

The variety of beans known as fava beans that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50441819 Frozen fava beans, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this designation. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code uniformly solicit frozen vegetables, frozen potato products, and comprehensive grocery procurement for correctional facilities, school districts, and health and human services agencies—but none specifically reference frozen fava beans. Oregon Department of Corrections solicitations for frozen corn (ITB S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026) and frozen potato products (ITB S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026) establish the operational pattern: state and local food service buyers purchase frozen vegetables in bulk (40,000 to 120,000 pounds per solicitation), quoted per pound delivered FOB destination with firm fixed pricing inclusive of transportation and fuel, and subject to FDA/USDA standards, HACCP compliance, and minimum shelf-life requirements (typically six months to one year). School districts, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and state supported living centers dominate the issuing-body mix, with Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, state health commissions, and school nutrition programs appearing as repeat buyers across multiple recent solicitations.

The code shows substantial activity across the South (Georgia, Texas), Northwest (Oregon), Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Connecticut), and upper Midwest (Missouri, Illinois), with school district food procurements concentrating in April through June annually and correctional facility procurements posted year-round. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicitation for supplemental food and consumables (IFB HHS0016792, posted February 26, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years) serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with 210 line items of frozen and refrigerated products, and the Fairfax County Public Schools master grocery procurement (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens. The code mismatch—fava beans versus corn, potatoes, and mixed vegetables—signals either a coding error in the source data or infrequent fava bean demand; vendors should treat this code as a proxy for broader frozen-vegetable food service contracts rather than as a reliable signal of fava bean-specific opportunity.