UNSPSC 50441904: Frozen boltardy beets

The variety of beets known as boltardy beets that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50441904 Frozen boltardy beets is a Commodity code that sits at the most granular tier of the taxonomy. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying frozen vegetable products—specifically beets and assorted frozen vegetable blends—as part of broader institutional food service operations for schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, senior services centers, and social service agencies. The actual procurement volume under this specific commodity is modest relative to the larger frozen-vegetable and general grocery categories. Recent solicitations show state and local buying offices treating frozen vegetables as line items within broader food service RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs rather than standalone commodity bids. Issuing bodies include county boards of education (Ben Hill County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools), county correctional authorities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Oregon Department of Corrections), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Oregon, State of Georgia), county social services (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services), and state-run residential facilities. None of these buyers appear as repeat solicitors under this specific code in the recent-opportunities block; rather, they solicit frozen vegetables as part of larger food procurement exercises.

Recent activity clusters in the South and Midwest, with substantial procurement volume in Texas (HHSC statewide contracts covering state hospitals and supported living centers), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Early County Schools, Burke County Schools), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), and New Jersey (DSS frozen-vegetable rebid). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017692 for 360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables (broccoli, vegetable blends, corn, and green beans) due August 20, 2026, with historical pricing at $0.578 to $0.67 per pound and prior awards to Alpine Food Group and Robbins Sales; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 for 106 line items of frozen food products including vegetables, lettuce, and specialty items for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and responses due August 18, 2026; and Ben Hill County Schools' sealed-bid food procurement with frozen-produce line items due June 15, 2026, supporting the National School Lunch Program across four school locations. State and local buyers typically embed frozen-vegetable specifications within broader institutional food service contracts, with delivery to central warehouses or individual facilities, FOB destination terms, and firm fixed pricing per pound or per case. This code sees steady but dispersed procurement activity across institutional and correctional food service, with no dominant regional concentration and no single repeat buyer soliciting exclusively or primarily under this commodity line.