UNSPSC 50442303: Frozen skunk cabbages

The type of vegetable known as skunk cabbage that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442303 Frozen skunk cabbages is a Commodity code with little alignment to recent state and local procurement activity. The code's name does not match the work actually being solicited under it; recent opportunities tagged with this code are for frozen vegetables, grocery items, and food service products broadly, not for the specific commodity the code nominates. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts across Georgia and Missouri, and other state and local food service operations are soliciting frozen corn, frozen mixed vegetables, frozen potatoes, and assorted frozen produce under related UNSPSC categories, but the skunk cabbage commodity itself does not appear in any recent posted opportunity. State and local procurement offices use this code to classify food products for institutional food service—correctional facilities, schools, state hospitals, and supported living centers—but vendors pursuing work in this category should recognize that the code's nominal name does not predict actual procurement scope and that similar commodity codes (for frozen carrots, frozen mixed vegetables, frozen potatoes) carry substantially more recent solicitation activity.

School districts in Georgia, Missouri, and nationwide post the bulk of recent frozen-vegetable and grocery activity, typically under IFB or RFP notices with response dates between mid-April and late June 2026. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting frozen corn (ITB S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026, approximately 40,000 pounds at $0.498 per pound historical reference), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission seeking supplemental food and consumables statewide (IFB HHS0016792, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years), Fairfax County Public Schools requesting master grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, with Buy American and Child Nutrition Label compliance), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing an RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP SN 26-004, estimated $5.5 million annually across 30 school districts). Institutional food service buyers—especially state correctional facilities and school districts in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Missouri—drive repeating seasonal demand, typically bundling frozen vegetables with broader food and supply contracts on firm fixed-price or net-off-invoice terms, with delivery FOB destination and no fuel surcharges permitted.