UNSPSC 50442104: Frozen peer gynt brussel sprouts

The variety of brussel sprouts known as peer gynt brussel sprouts that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442104 Frozen Peer Gynt Brussel Sprouts, a Commodity code, does not align with the actual goods state and local governments are procuring under this classification. The recent solicitations tagged to this code request frozen vegetables broadly—primarily frozen corn, frozen carrots, frozen mixed vegetables, and assorted frozen vegetable blends—but not the specific Peer Gynt brussel sprout variety the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the procurement systems issuing these opportunities or a shift in purchasing practice away from the product this code was designed to track. State and local food service operations (correctional facilities, school districts, state health and human services agencies) are the primary buyers of frozen vegetables at commodity scale, and the solicitations reflect institutional kitchen demand for high-volume, cost-competitive frozen produce in standardized pack sizes with firm pricing, delivery to central distribution points, and full compliance with USDA/FDA standards and shelf-life requirements.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Fairfax County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, City Schools of Decatur, Ben Hill County, Early County, Burke County, Rockwood R-VI, Dallas ISD), counties (Montgomery County Pennsylvania), and special districts (Douglas County School System, GEC Buying Cooperative). Oregon Department of Corrections appears repeatedly as a high-volume buyer of frozen vegetables. Recent activity clusters in the South and Pacific Northwest: Oregon (ODOC ITBs for frozen corn, carrots, and assorted blends posted July–April 2026), Georgia (school districts, state operations), Texas (TDCJ, HHSC), and scattered Northeastern and Midwest jurisdictions. Representative solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn (due July 24, 2026), ODOC ITB S2910000017439 for 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products—french fries, wedges, tater tots (due July 24, 2026), and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including frozen items for El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026). Most opportunities are issued as ITB or IFB with firm-price, unit-based bidding; Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference (5 percent each for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders). No recent solicitation specifically names Peer Gynt brussel sprouts as a line item or product specification.