UNSPSC 50441845: Frozen pole beans

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

UNSPSC 50441845 Frozen pole beans is a Commodity code that encompasses frozen vegetable products sourced and distributed to institutional food service operations across state and local government entities. State and local governments procure frozen pole beans and similar frozen vegetable commodities principally for cafeteria feeding programs in correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services centers. Recent solicitations show a mix of single-commodity and bundled procurement strategies—some jurisdictions issue separate ITBs for specific frozen vegetables (pole beans, corn, assorted blends), while others consolidate frozen vegetables as line items within broader food-service RFPs and IFBs covering proteins, dairy, grains, and paper products. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health-and-human-services agencies, county governments running detention facilities, county boards of education, city school districts, and specialized support-services agencies. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission emerge as repeat buyers in the recent record, each posting multiple frozen-vegetable solicitations over the past four months.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, with additional recent solicitations from Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables (broccoli, assorted blends, corn, and green beans) with bids due August 20, 2026, offering a 5-percent Oregon-goods preference and 5-percent resident-bidder preference; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 for 106 line items of frozen food products (including vegetables) across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, estimated at approximately $9 million annually with bids due August 18, 2026; and the Ben Hill County Schools IFB for food products with frozen and fresh produce components, bids due June 15, 2026. Pricing benchmarks from recent awards range from $0.30 to $0.67 per pound depending on product type, with previous awards to vendors including Alpine Food Group, Robbins Sales, and JNS Foods. Delivery is consistently FOB destination to state or local warehouse and distribution centers, with minimum shelf-life requirements of three to six months and temperatures maintained at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or lower during transport and storage.