UNSPSC 50443010: Frozen rosette bok choy

The variety of chinese cabbage known as rosette bok choy that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443010 Frozen rosette bok choy, a Commodity code, does not match the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The opportunities posted under or near this designation overwhelmingly involve institutional food service procurement—frozen vegetables in bulk (corn, carrots, mixed assorted blends, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower), frozen potato products, and broader grocery and food supply contracts for correctional facilities, schools, and health and human services agencies. The code's nominal scope (a specific frozen vegetable variety) bears little relation to the volume, packaging, and product mix state and local buyers are actually purchasing.

Recent activity spans a diverse issuing-body mix: state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, various state education agencies), county and municipal school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Virginia, county correctional facilities, and regional cooperative purchasing consortia. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple ITBs in recent months for frozen vegetables at 40,000- to 120,000-pound volumes. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, bids due July 24, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items including frozen products (due June 30, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026, prior period valued at $1.5 million). Geographic concentration is heaviest in the South (Georgia, Texas) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri) and Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Connecticut). The code shows significant recent procurement activity, but the mismatch between the nominal commodity and actual solicitation scope suggests this code may not reliably route frozen rosette bok choy opportunities or may be incorrectly applied by issuing bodies tagging broader frozen-vegetable or institutional food contracts.