UNSPSC 50442908: Frozen sanda chicory

The variety of chicory known as sanda chicory that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50442908 Frozen sanda chicory is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The source documents twenty-six recent opportunities across state departments, county governments, school districts, and correctional facilities, none of which solicits frozen sanda chicory; instead, procurement offices are actively buying frozen corn, frozen potato products (french fries, wedges, tater tots), frozen assorted vegetables (broccoli, green beans, peas, cauliflower, stir fry blends), and frozen mixed vegetables through ITBs, IFBs, and RFPs. The Oregon Department of Corrections has been a repeat buyer of frozen vegetables under multiple ITB solicitations in recent months, posting separate opportunities for frozen corn ($0.498 per pound reference pricing), frozen potato products ($0.3811 per pound for prior award to JNS Foods), frozen carrots ($0.42 per pound from Alpine Food), and assorted frozen vegetable blends ($0.537–$0.689 per pound range). School districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia are sourcing frozen and fresh produce through annual food service contracts supporting National School Lunch Program compliance; the City of Bridgeport's Board of Education solicited over 1,100 line items of frozen products with Buy American requirements. Texas facilities—TDCJ cafeterias, HHSC state hospitals, and state supported living centers—are procuring frozen specialty entrees, frozen vegetables, and related consumables through statewide IFBs and cooperative contracts. Correctional facilities in Pennsylvania and Georgia have posted as-needed grocery bids including frozen items.

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, with Oregon showing particularly high recent velocity in frozen vegetable procurement. Representatives of current solicitation include the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen whole kernel corn (due July 24, 2026) and a parallel ITB for 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products across three truckloads (due July 24, 2026), both to Salem's Central Distribution Center with 5–10 percent Oregon vendor preferences; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for food products including frozen items with Buy American compliance (due June 15, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's April 2026 IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products, including frozen specialty entrees and vegetables, to multiple TDCJ warehouse locations statewide (extended deadline May 4, 2026). The code itself shows no recent relevant activity and warrants deprioritization unless your firm has established supply relationships in frozen vegetable commodity categories that state procurement offices are actually buying.