UNSPSC 50442712: Frozen lathom self-blanching celery

The variety of celery known as lathom self-blanching celery that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442712 Frozen lathom self-blanching celery is a Commodity code, but the recent opportunities indexed under this code show almost no activity for frozen celery products. Instead, the posted solicitations span frozen corn, frozen potatoes (french fries and wedges), frozen assorted vegetables (carrots, mixed blends, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, stir fry, and peas), and broad grocery procurement across multiple product categories. State and local buyers posting under this code are corrections facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania), school districts and school nutrition programs across multiple states (Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, Texas, Missouri), and state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). The issuing bodies reflect a mix of state corrections departments, county and municipal government purchasing offices, school nutrition authorities, and state health departments—with school districts representing the highest volume of recent activity. Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest (Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Missouri), reflecting the distribution of institutional food service demand.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' frozen corn ITB (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026, approximately 40,000 pounds at historical pricing of $0.498 per pound) and frozen potato products bid (S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026, estimated 120,000 pounds at prior award of $0.3811 per pound), both issued through the OregonBuys portal with Oregon-vendor preferences up to 10 percent combined; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery procurement (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, over 1,100 line items spanning frozen products and multiple categories with Buy American requirements); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables bid (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million for El Paso facility operations). School nutrition programs typically bundle frozen vegetables into broader food-service procurements rather than as standalone frozen-celery requests, and the absence of celery-specific solicitations suggests that this particular commodity code experiences minimal targeted procurement activity at the state and local level currently.