UNSPSC 50442402: Frozen gobbi cardoons

The variety of cardoons known as gobbi cardoons that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442402 Frozen gobbi cardoons, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this classification. The available opportunities show state and local governments buying frozen vegetables broadly—carrots, mixed vegetables, assorted blends, corn, and potato products—along with comprehensive grocery and food service items for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and state health services, but gobbi cardoons (a specialized Italian vegetable) do not appear in any of the recent solicitations.

The issuing bodies pursuing frozen vegetable procurement span state correctional and health agencies, county and municipal correctional facilities, independent school districts, and cooperative purchasing consortiums serving multiple school districts across Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Illinois, Connecticut, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple frozen vegetable ITBs in the February-June 2026 window. School districts dominate the opportunity count, with solicitations from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Decatur City Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Early County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Dallas Independent School District (Texas), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia). Correctional facilities—state and county—represent a secondary but consistent buyer segment, including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (serving state supported living centers and hospitals), and Montgomery County Correctional Facility (Pennsylvania). A few cooperative purchasing vehicles appear, such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts.

Activity concentrates in Georgia (school districts), Texas (state health and criminal justice agencies, school districts), Oregon (state corrections), Pennsylvania (county corrections), Missouri (school districts), Virginia (large suburban school district), Connecticut (city schools), and Illinois (state agency). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for frozen carrots (S2910000016071, due March 5, 2026) and frozen assorted vegetables (S2910000016589, due April 23, 2026), both under open competitive bidding with Oregon-vendor preferences. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products including frozen vegetables and entrees (IFB 304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21). Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Early County Schools (Georgia) issued school nutrition food bids in May-June 2026 covering frozen produce and related items under IFB procedures with Buy American requirements. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted two supplemental food and consumable bids (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449) serving state hospitals and supported living centers, with pricing on frozen and fresh items due in late February and mid-July 2026. Fairfax County Public Schools issued a Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning all school departments, requiring minimum three-year vendor experience and firm pricing for one year. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania sought groceries and paper products for its correctional facility on an as-needed basis (Bid 126, due March 4, 2026, and Bid 426, due July 1, 2026). No recent solicitation explicitly names gobbi cardoons or specialty Italian frozen vegetables as a line item.