UNSPSC 50442004: Frozen chinese broccoli

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

UNSPSC 50442004 Frozen chinese broccoli is a Commodity code that encompasses institutional frozen vegetable procurement, though recent state and local opportunities show the code capturing broader frozen produce purchasing rather than broccoli-specific items. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily correctional facilities, school districts, and state health and human services agencies procuring frozen vegetables as components of bulk institutional food service contracts. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables including carrots, corn, potato products, and assorted blends; Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicit frozen items within larger cafeteria food and supplemental consumables contracts; and school districts across Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Texas routinely include frozen vegetables in comprehensive school nutrition food bids. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health agencies, county and municipal school districts, and county correctional facilities, with the Oregon Department of Corrections appearing as a repeat buyer across multiple recent solicitations for distinct frozen vegetable line items.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and Southeast. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted ITBs in April and June 2026 for frozen carrots, assorted vegetables, corn, and potato products, each with response dates in late April or June and delivery to Salem. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB (HHS0017449) in June 2026 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, and a prior statewide supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792V2) with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted cafeteria food product IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 covering 382 line items including frozen specialty entrees, with response originally due April 21, 2026, extended to May 4, 2026. School districts in Georgia, including Bulloch County, Burke County, Early County, and Savannah-Chatham County, have issued food bids in April and May 2026 including frozen vegetables as component items within broader school nutrition solicitations. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) solicited frozen produce as part of its comprehensive food bid (IFB #26271) due June 15, 2026. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued bids for groceries and related items with frozen vegetables as line items, with one solicitation due July 1, 2026, and another due March 4, 2026. State of Illinois FY-27 IVHQ quarterly food order (posted June 18, 2026, due June 26, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) child nutrition services grocery procurements (April 29, 2026) round out the geographic spread, with heaviest recent concentration in Oregon state facilities and Texas institutional procurement.