UNSPSC 50442715: Frozen tall utah triumph celery

The variety of celery known as tall utah triumph celery that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442715 Frozen tall utah triumph celery, a Commodity code, does not reflect the frozen vegetable products state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. Recent solicitations across the category encompass frozen mixed vegetables, frozen carrots, frozen corn, and frozen assorted vegetable blends—commodities procured by correctional facilities, school districts, and state health agencies rather than celery-specific items. Correctional departments and institutional food service operations dominate the active buyer base. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for frozen vegetable assortments since February 2026, including carrots (S2910000016071, due March 5), assorted blends (S2910000016558, due April 22; S2910000016589, due April 23), corn (S2910000017451, due July 24), and potato products (S2910000017439, due July 24), all delivered FOB destination to its Central Distribution Center in Salem on firm fixed pricing with 5 percent Oregon-processing and 5 percent resident-bidder preferences available. School districts solicit broadly across frozen vegetables alongside fresh produce and grocery staples, typically as part of comprehensive food service contracts supporting National School Lunch Program compliance and whole-grain and low-sodium nutritional standards. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services procure frozen food products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (HHS0016792, due February 23; HHS0016792V2, due March 19; HHS0017449, due July 13), with frozen commodity volumes representing a portion of larger mixed-food solicitations. Correctional and institutional food buyers predominate in recent frozen-vegetable activity, concentrated in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania jurisdictions.

Oregon and Texas constitute the most active recent procurement jurisdictions, followed by Georgia and Pennsylvania. The Oregon Department of Corrections' multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables between February and July 2026 signal sustained institutional demand, with historical reference pricing from prior awards (Alpine Food, National Food Group, Robbins Sales) ranging from $0.398 to $0.689 per pound depending on product and case size. Texas institutional buyers—TDCJ, HHSC, and DSHS—issue recurring consolidated food solicitations with frozen vegetables as a line-item category within broader commodity food contracts. School districts in Georgia (Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, Burke County, Early County, Bulloch County) and Missouri (Rockwood) solicit produce and frozen items annually, typically under IFB or RFP notice types with July 1 contract starts aligned to school-year cycles. Recent Oregon opportunities reflect the tightest timeline concentration, with multiple July 2026 due dates (ITB S2910000017451 and S2910000017439 both closing July 24 at 9:00 a.m. PST) and historical award patterns favoring in-state processing and residency preferences capped at 10 percent combined benefit. Pricing remains firm throughout initial contract periods with adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices in school and institutional settings, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence are standard across all recent solicitations.