UNSPSC 50441903: Frozen barbabietola di chioggia beets

The variety of beets known as barbabietola di chioggia beets that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50441903 Frozen barbabietola di chioggia beets is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct procurement activity from state and local governments based on recent solicitations. The code nominally describes a specific frozen vegetable variety—barbabietola di chioggia (Chioggia) beets—but the recent state and local opportunities on file do not include targeted solicitations for this product by name or SKU. Instead, the active market under related frozen-vegetable codes shows that state and local buyers source frozen vegetables through broader line-item competitive bids that bundle multiple frozen vegetable types (corn, mixed assortments, french fries, and assorted vegetables) into single procurements, typically allowing vendors to supply branded or approved-equivalent products. When frozen-beet products do appear, they are embedded in larger vegetable-blend line items rather than solicited as standalone commodities.

The issuing bodies pursuing frozen-vegetable procurement span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county governments, school districts, and municipalities. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are repeat bidders on frozen-vegetable contracts; state correctional and institutional-care facilities represent the primary demand drivers. Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for frozen assorted vegetables (360,000 pounds across broccoli, blends, corn, and green beans) with bids due August 20, 2026, and the Texas HHSC's IFB for frozen food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (106 line items, approximately $9 million annual estimated volume) with bids due August 18, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Connecticut. Vendors pursuing this code should monitor broader frozen-vegetable family solicitations and position equivalent products to meet specification compliance; direct barbabietola di chioggia procurement does not appear to be a material state or local procurement driver at present.