UNSPSC 50441836: Frozen marrow beans

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

UNSPSC 50441836 Frozen marrow beans, a Commodity code, sees minimal state and local procurement activity grounded in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally names a single frozen legume product, but the recent solicitations tagged with this code across Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and New Jersey predominantly solicit frozen mixed vegetables, assorted vegetable blends, carrots, corn, potatoes, and comprehensive grocery procurement spanning dozens or hundreds of line items—not marrow beans specifically. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for frozen corn (40,000 pounds at $0.498 per pound in July 2026), frozen potato products including french fries and wedges (120,000 pounds at $0.3811 per pound in July 2026), and frozen assorted vegetables (carrots and blends ranging from $0.42 to $0.665 per pound in March–June 2026), all delivered FOB Destination to Salem within 30–45 days, with Oregon's combined ten-percent preference for in-state goods and resident bidders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and school districts in Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut are simultaneously soliciting broad grocery and food service contracts for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and K–12 nutrition programs—vehicles that dwarf single-commodity procurements and reflect institutional food service's reliance on multi-vendor, multi-category supply chains rather than marrow-bean-only awards.

The issuing body mix spans state correctional and health agencies (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ, Texas HHSC), county jails (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), city and county school districts (Fairfax County Virginia, Decatur Georgia, Burke County Georgia, Early County Georgia, Bulloch County Georgia, Ben Hill County Georgia, Dallas ISD Texas, Savannah-Chatham Georgia, Rockwood Missouri), and one city education department (Bridgeport Connecticut). Oregon DOC appears as a repeat buyer with multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs posted in February–July 2026. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, Virginia, and New Jersey. No recent opportunity in the block specifically names frozen marrow beans as a stand-alone procurement line item; the code's nominal scope and actual buying practice are significantly misaligned. State and local buyers in this space prioritize cost-per-pound pricing, FDA/USDA compliance, HACCP certification, firm fixed pricing with 30–60 day price-hold commitments, minimum shelf life of six months to one year, FOB Destination delivery within 30–45 days, and compliance with Buy American provisions, debarment certification, and liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million minimum depending on issuer and contract size). The code as currently tagged does not represent a discrete pursuit opportunity; vendors should verify actual commodity demand outside this taxonomy classification.