UNSPSC 50443014: Frozen shantung cabbage

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

UNSPSC 50443014 Frozen shantung cabbage is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show minimal relevant activity — the opportunities posted involve frozen corn, frozen potatoes, fresh produce, fresh eggs, and comprehensive grocery procurement, none of which match the specific product scope (shantung cabbage). The mismatch suggests either broad tagging by issuing bodies or misalignment between the code and actual procurement practice. When recent opportunities do reference frozen vegetables as a category, they span multiple vegetable types and are typically bundled into larger institutional food service contracts rather than procured as a single vegetable line item.

State and local buyers active in frozen vegetable procurement include the Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple ITBs for assorted frozen vegetables and specific vegetable types), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services (supplemental food and consumable products for state hospitals and supported living centers), school districts across Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia (comprehensive school nutrition procurement under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program), and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (correctional facility food service). These jurisdictions typically consolidate frozen vegetable purchases into broader food supply contracts rather than source individual frozen cabbage products. Issuing bodies range from state departments and county systems to city school districts and special-purpose detention facilities. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC/DSHS appear as repeat buyers in the recent record. Geographic activity centers on Texas (HHSC, TDCJ facilities), Georgia (multiple school districts), Oregon (ODOC), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), Illinois, and Connecticut, with activity also evident in Missouri and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for frozen corn (approximately 40,000 pounds, ITB due July 24, 2026), Oregon ITB S2910000017439 for frozen potato products (120,000 pounds across three truckloads, ITB due July 24, 2026), the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (historical value $1.5 million annually, IFB due July 11, 2026), and Bridgeport Board of Education BNB052266 for grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items including frozen products (RFP due June 30, 2026). These solicitations establish firm fixed pricing on a per-pound or per-unit basis, FOB destination delivery, and compliance with FDA/USDA standards and HACCP requirements.