UNSPSC 50442500: Frozen carrots

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

UNSPSC 50442500 Frozen carrots, a Class code, encompasses frozen carrot products in multiple cut styles (julienne, sliced, diced, whole baby) that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, and health and human services operations. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments and school nutrition programs as the dominant buyers, with Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice appearing repeatedly across multiple frozen vegetable procurements. The work being solicited is straightforward commodity purchasing: Oregon DOC sought 120,000 pounds of frozen carrots in early 2026 under ITB with delivery FOB destination to Salem; pricing historically tracked around $0.398 to $0.42 per pound, with firms required to meet FDA/USDA standards, maintain minimum six-month shelf life, provide detailed product specifications and nutritional data, and deliver via full truckload within 30 days of order. Bid cycles are short (typically 10–14 days from posting to close), and awards flow to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder; Oregon applies a combined ten percent preference for in-state fabrication and resident-headquartered bidders, a meaningful incentive for regional suppliers.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and Texas, with secondary solicitation volume from Georgia and Pennsylvania correctional and school-system buyers. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs spanning frozen carrots, assorted blends, corn, and potatoes between February and July 2026, signaling consistent, recurring demand through established procurement cycles. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and TDCJ have similarly run statewide food and consumable bids covering frozen vegetables as line items within larger commodity contracts, though frozen carrots alone did not anchor the most recent visible Texas solicitations. School districts in Georgia (Savannah-Chatham, Early County, Burke County, Bulloch County, Decatur City Schools) and Pennsylvania (Montgomery County) include frozen vegetables within broader K-12 food-service RFPs, but frozen carrots as a standalone line item are less common in school nutrition procurement than in correctional and institutional food service. Firms pursuing this code should anticipate volume business from state corrections purchasing offices on an annual or multi-year refresh cycle, with consistent spec requirements around USDA compliance, shelf life, and truckload logistics; pricing pressure is real and competitors are regional food distributors already embedded in state procurement systems.