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, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows little alignment with the nominal scope—the posted opportunities span frozen corn, frozen potatoes, frozen assorted vegetables, and fresh produce, with only scattered references to frozen mixed vegetables and assorted frozen vegetable blends. State and local buyers are actually purchasing frozen commodity vegetables as component inputs for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and correctional facility meal operations, where product specifications emphasize USDA and FDA compliance, shelf life, packaging standards, and cost-per-pound or cost-per-case pricing. The issuing bodies are predominantly state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Early County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county correctional facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and school nutrition consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). Repeat buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC, each posting multiple frozen vegetable solicitations in the recent window.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Oregon, Texas, and Georgia, with secondary activity in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn due July 24, 2026, with the last award at $0.498 per pound; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Invitation for Bid 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including frozen specialty entrees and vegetables, with response extended to May 4, 2026; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with approximately $9 million in estimated annual expenditure, sealed proposals due February 18, 2026. Correctional facilities and school districts dominate both issuing volume and contract value, with most solicitations issued as ITB, IFB, or RFP, requiring firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, compliance with USDA/FDA standards, HACCP plans, product specifications by grade or cut type, and general liability insurance typically in the $500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence range.