UNSPSC 50442604: Frozen dok elgon cauliflowers

The variety of cauliflower known as dok elgon cauliflowers that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442604 Frozen Dok Elgon Cauliflowers (Commodity) has minimal recent relevance to state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific frozen vegetable product, but the recent opportunities tagged under it center on broader frozen vegetable and comprehensive grocery procurement — frozen corn, potato products, mixed vegetables, assorted blends, and multi-category food service contracts for correctional facilities, schools, and public agencies. The actual work state and local governments are buying under or near this code spans cafeteria food supply, institutional nutrition programs, and supply-chain distribution rather than a single commodity line. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), school districts (Fairfax County Virginia; Decatur Georgia; Bulloch County Georgia; Early County Georgia; Burke County Georgia; Dallas ISD Texas; Rockwood R-VI Missouri), county boards of education (Ben Hill County Georgia), health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), and county correctional facilities (Montgomery County Pennsylvania). The geographic spread is concentrated in the South and Southwest — Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Virginia — with particularly heavy school-district activity in Georgia and Texas school nutrition programs.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' Invitation to Bid S2910000017451 for 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn (due July 24, 2026, ITB, priced at historical $0.498 per pound from Alpine Food), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Invitation for Bid HHS0017449 for food and consumables supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, serving 45 schools with weekly delivery and Buy American compliance). School nutrition contracts dominate the recent activity, with most specifying National School Lunch Program compliance, HACCP plans, firm pricing for initial contract periods, and quarterly or semi-annual adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data. Correctional-facility food procurement emphasizes per-pound or per-case fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and state or regional purchasing preferences (Oregon's dual 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and in-state bidders; Texas HUB set-asides where applicable). No activity in this code targets a single frozen cauliflower product line; the opportunities are multi-item, multi-category contracts where frozen vegetables are components of broader food-service portfolios.