UNSPSC 50441844: Frozen pinto beans

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

UNSPSC 50441844 Frozen pinto beans is a Commodity code that names a specific food product, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows virtually no recent demand. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for frozen pinto beans; the 25 recent postings name frozen corn, frozen potato products, fresh produce, fresh eggs, fresh and frozen mixed vegetables, various grocery items for school nutrition and correctional facility food service, and supplemental food items for state hospitals and supported living centers, but frozen pinto beans appear nowhere in the sourced opportunities. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent procurement signals low or nonexistent current market activity in state and local purchasing under this specific commodity line.

State and local buyers soliciting frozen vegetables and commodity food products over the past six months are concentrated in correctional facilities, school districts, and state health and human services agencies across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple Georgia school districts (Burke County, Bulloch County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham County, City Schools of Decatur, and Douglas County School System) have posted multiple ITB, IFB, and RFP notices for frozen vegetable products, fresh produce, and comprehensive grocery procurement. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Rockwood School District in Missouri issued grocery bids spanning hundreds of line items. School nutrition programs and correctional food service operations dominate the buyer base, with rigid specifications around USDA grading, HACCP compliance, temperature maintenance, shelf life, Buy American provisions, and nutritional standards. A bid for frozen corn by Oregon Department of Corrections (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026) and an IFB for frozen assorted vegetables by Oregon Department of Corrections (S2910000016558, due April 22, 2026) illustrate the scale and specificity typical under the broader frozen-vegetables family; similar activities appear repeatedly across Texas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania correctional and school nutrition procurement. Because frozen pinto beans do not surface in any of these recent postings, the code should be considered dormant or deprioritized relative to mixed frozen vegetables, frozen corn, frozen potatoes, and fresh produce alternatives that appear regularly in institutional food service RFPs and ITBs.