UNSPSC 50441900: Frozen beets

The type of vegetable known as beets that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50441900 Frozen beets is a Class code that encompasses frozen vegetable products state and local governments actually procure—though the recent activity under this specific code shows minimal direct frozen beet purchasing. Instead, the recent solicitations tagged to this code reveal substantially broader frozen vegetable procurement across correction departments, school districts, and health and human services agencies buying frozen corn, carrots, mixed vegetables, assorted blends, and potato products in bulk quantities for institutional food service. The issuing bodies are predominantly state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), school nutrition programs (multiple county and independent school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia), county correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. Repeat buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections, which has posted multiple frozen vegetable solicitations at the Class and Commodity levels since February 2026, and Texas HHSC, which manages statewide food procurement for multiple state hospitals and residential facilities.

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and other southeastern states. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' Invitation to Bid S2910000017451 for 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn (due July 24, 2026, ITB), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, IFB with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million), Fairfax County Public Schools' Invitation for Bid 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 including frozen products (due April 27, 2026, IFB), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including frozen specialty entrees and proteins (extended deadline May 4, 2026). Pricing in recent awards ranges from $0.30–$0.70 per pound depending on product type and case size. Most contracts run twelve months with optional renewal periods; school districts typically enforce firm pricing for 30–60 days post-award with quarterly or semiannual adjustments tied to USDA or CPI indices. Buy American requirements apply across school and USDA-participating procurements; state preference programs (Oregon's 10 percent combined preference for Oregon goods and resident bidders, Texas HUB set-asides where applicable) structure competition in some jurisdictions.