UNSPSC 50442703: Frozen chinese celery

The variety of celery known as chinese celery that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442703 Frozen Chinese Celery, a Commodity code, represents a narrow food supply line item that state and local governments procure as part of broader institutional food service contracts—most commonly for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent state and local solicitations show no direct standalone procurements specifically for frozen Chinese celery; instead, the code appears as one line item within much larger, multi-category food supply bids that aggregate dozens or hundreds of frozen vegetables, proteins, dairy products, and related staples under single contracts. The actual buying activity under this code occurs as part of line-item food service procurement, where issuing bodies solicit frozen vegetable assortments that include celery alongside broccoli, corn, green beans, mixed vegetables, and other varieties on consolidated ingredient lists.

Issuing bodies pursuing frozen vegetable supply contracts span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county correctional facilities, school districts, and state veterans homes. The most active recent buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs in July 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple IFBs for frozen food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers across the state), Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (correctional facility supply), Gwinnett County, Georgia (senior services), and various Georgia and Texas school districts. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, with ongoing procurement cycles driven by institutional facility budgets and food service contract renewal schedules. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017692 (360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables including broccoli, corn, and green beans, due August 20, 2026), Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017338 (106 line items of frozen food products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, estimated annual volume $9 million, due August 18, 2026), and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Solicitation 726 (groceries and frozen vegetables for the correctional facility on as-needed basis, due September 30, 2026). Frozen Chinese celery does not appear as a named line item in any posted opportunity; procurement under this code occurs only when vendors respond to broader frozen-vegetable specifications that reference equivalent or assorted celery varieties within their product mix.