UNSPSC 50442504: Frozen chantenay carrots

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

UNSPSC 50442504 Frozen chantenay carrots, a Commodity code, encompasses whole or processed frozen carrot products that state and local governments purchase for institutional food service, particularly in correctional facilities and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show procurement offices buying frozen carrots by the full truckload — typically 40,000-pound quantities — with detailed specifications for cut style (julienne, sliced crinkle, diced, whole baby, or regular sliced), FDA/USDA compliance, minimum six-month shelf life, and FOB destination delivery to central warehouses. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission) and school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Early County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Douglas County School System), with correctional facilities and school nutrition programs representing the primary end-use market.

Oregon leads recent procurement activity under this code, with the Oregon Department of Corrections posting multiple frozen-vegetable solicitations in June and July 2026, including dedicated frozen-carrot line items in April solicitations (S2910000016071, S2910000016589) with ITB notice types and March–April response dates. Texas state agencies (TDCJ cafeteria procurement, HHSC supplemental food contracts for state hospitals and supported living centers) posted frozen-vegetable and mixed-commodity bids February through June 2026 with IFB structures and responses ranging from February to July 2026. Georgia school districts (Early County, Burke County, Bulloch County, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) issued school nutrition food bids April through May 2026 as IFBs with single-vendor and multi-vendor award structures. Historical pricing references from Oregon show frozen carrots at $0.398 to $0.42 per pound (March–August 2025 awards to Alpine Food Distributing and National Food Group), providing competitive benchmarks. Oregon applies a combined ten-percent in-state preference (five percent for Oregon-fabricated goods, five percent for Oregon resident bidders), and school districts in Georgia and nationwide require USDA Buy American compliance with domestic-content minimums of 51 percent or greater, alongside HACCP plans, food-recall procedures, and liability insurance typically at $1 million per occurrence.