UNSPSC 50442503: Frozen berlicum carrots

The variety of carrots known as berlicum carrots that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442503 Frozen berlicum carrots is a Commodity code representing a narrowly defined food product that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations—correctional facilities, state hospitals, school nutrition programs, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating this code as part of broader frozen vegetable procurement rather than as a standalone item; the code's nominal scope (specifically berlicum carrots) diverges markedly from what is actually being purchased under related frozen-vegetable codes in the recent record. Oregon's Department of Corrections has been the most active recent issuer, soliciting frozen carrots, assorted frozen vegetables, frozen corn, and frozen potato products through multiple ITBs in June and July 2026, with response deadlines of June 22, July 24, and April 23. These solicitations specify detailed product requirements—minimum six-month shelf life, FDA/USDA compliance, grade standards, nutritional labeling, and FOB destination delivery to central distribution centers—and reflect Oregon's cumulative preference structure offering up to ten percent combined preference (five percent for Oregon-fabricated goods and five percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders). School districts, counties, and state agencies issuing under related frozen-vegetable codes show similar performance expectations: firm fixed pricing per pound or per unit, multi-month or annual contract terms, and awards based on lowest responsive, responsible bidding.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, and New Jersey, driven by institutional meal-program procurement across correctional facilities, school districts, and state health and human services operations. Oregon Department of Corrections dominates the visible recent record with five frozen-vegetable solicitations posted between February and July 2026, including S2910000016071 (frozen carrots, 120,000 pounds, ITB due March 5, 2026), S2910000016558 (assorted frozen vegetables, 400,000 pounds, ITB due April 22, 2026), S2910000016589 (frozen carrots and assorted blend, 200,000 pounds combined, ITB due April 23, 2026), S2910000017439 (frozen potato products, 120,000 pounds, ITB due July 24, 2026), and S2910000017451 (frozen corn, 40,000 pounds, ITB due July 24, 2026). Beyond Oregon, school districts and state agencies in Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, and other jurisdictions procure frozen vegetables as line items within broader grocery and food-service bids, but the recent opportunities block contains no postings explicitly for berlicum carrots by name. The code's actual market activity appears dominated by state institutional food service (corrections, state hospitals, supported living centers) and school district nutrition programs, with Oregon representing the primary geographic concentration in the current visible opportunity stream.