UNSPSC 50442002: Frozen broccoli romanesco

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

UNSPSC 50442002 Frozen broccoli romanesco, a Commodity code, represents a narrow line item within institutional food procurement — state and local governments buy this specific frozen vegetable product as part of broader food-service contracts for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. The actual purchasing reflects straightforward commodity acquisition: frozen broccoli romanesco is solicited as one line item among dozens or hundreds of food products in larger food bids, priced per pound or per case, with specifications for temperature maintenance, shelf life, and packaging that align with institutional food-service standards. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county governments managing jails and senior services, and school districts operating nutrition programs across multiple sites. The code sees activity primarily from repeat buyers in institutional food service — the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, state school districts, and county correctional facilities appear most frequently in recent solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited frozen vegetables including broccoli under ITB S2910000017692 (bids due August 20, 2026) for 80,000 pounds of broccoli among assorted frozen vegetable products, with FOB destination delivery to Salem and pricing evaluated per pound. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple food-service IFBs spanning frozen vegetables — including IFB HHS0017338 (bids due August 18, 2026) for frozen food products across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Georgia, requested informal written quotes (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen food items for senior services, including frozen vegetables. School districts in Georgia — Burke County Public Schools and Early County Board of Education — both issued comprehensive food bids for the 2026-2027 school year (responses due June 5 and June 8, 2026 respectively) spanning hundreds of line items including frozen vegetables. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania solicited groceries and frozen items for its correctional facility twice in recent months (Solicitations 426 and 726, responses due July 1 and September 30, 2026). This code shows consistent procurement activity but no recent sole-source or set-aside opportunities specifically targeting frozen broccoli romanesco as an isolated line item.