UNSPSC 50442001: Frozen broccolini

The variety of broccoli known as broccolini that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442001 Frozen broccolini is a Commodity code that encompasses frozen vegetable products state and local governments procure for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and public facility cafeterias. Recent solicitations show procurement offices buying frozen vegetables—carrots, mixed blends, corn, assorted varieties, and specialty items—in bulk quantities measured in tens of thousands of pounds, typically quoted per pound or per case on firm fixed-price bases with FOB Destination delivery to central warehouses or distribution centers. The code appears to function as a catch-all for frozen vegetable line items across broader institutional food procurement, though the source data shows minimal recent activity explicitly tagged to broccolini specifically; instead, recent opportunities under related frozen-vegetable codes reveal the actual buying pattern—state corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and county institutional food services issuing ITBs and IFBs for frozen produce with response dates typically 2–4 weeks out and delivery requirements within 30–45 days of purchase order issuance.

Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon ODOC, Texas TDCJ), county school districts (Bulloch County, Burke County, Early County, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, Fairfax County Public Schools), city school systems (Dallas ISD, Bridgeport Board of Education), county correctional facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), and regional school cooperatives. Oregon's Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs in recent months. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and the Mid-Atlantic, with scattered school district activity in Missouri and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, July 24, 2026 response date, $0.498 per pound reference pricing from prior award), Oregon's ITB for frozen assorted vegetables (120,000 pounds carrots and 80,000 pounds assorted blend, April 23, 2026 closing), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items including frozen products, 23 qualified ordering entities across Texas, approximately $1.5 million historical spend). Oregon offers 5–10 percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders; Texas applies standard HUB set-asides where applicable; school districts enforce Buy American Act provisions (51 percent domestic content) and USDA compliance. Delivery terms typically require FOB Destination pricing with all freight and fuel included, six-month minimum shelf life, and compliance with FDA/USDA standards and HACCP plans.