UNSPSC 50441846: Frozen runner beans

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

UNSPSC 50441846 Frozen runner beans is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity under its nominal scope. State and local governments buying under this code are soliciting frozen vegetables broadly—frozen corn, frozen potatoes (french fries and wedges), frozen mixed vegetables, frozen carrots, and frozen assorted vegetable blends—rather than runner beans specifically. The issuing bodies span departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services commissions (Texas), school nutrition programs (Illinois, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas), and county and city procurement offices supporting correctional facilities and school districts. The code sees activity from mid-sized to large institutional food service operations that source commodity-level frozen produce in bulk, typically on annual or multi-year contracts with firm fixed or cost-plus pricing structures.

The most recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables with July 2026 response dates, offering Oregon resident and in-state processing preferences of up to ten percent combined. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have issued IFBs for frozen and supplemental food products serving state hospitals and correctional facilities statewide, with historical contract values reaching $4.5 million over three years and response deadlines in February through May 2026. School districts in Georgia (Bulloch County, Burke County, Savannah-Chatham County, City Schools of Decatur), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Texas (Dallas ISD), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), and Illinois are actively soliciting food bids for the 2026–2027 school year, with most responses due April through June 2026. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia posted an IFB for fresh and frozen produce with a June 15, 2026 deadline, and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued an RFP for food supply and distribution with a February 18, 2026 closing. A representative recent solicitation: the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017451 for frozen corn (approximately 40,000 pounds) due July 24, 2026, with delivery to Salem within 30 days at FOB destination, pricing quoted per pound inclusive of freight, and the prior purchase reference of $0.498 per pound from Alpine Food in August 2025.