UNSPSC 50443100: Frozen chives

The type of vegetable known as chives that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443100 Frozen chives (Class) appears in state and local procurement mainly as a tagged commodity within broader frozen vegetable procurements, though recent solicitations show limited direct activity for chives specifically. The code surfaces primarily in institutional food-service buying by state corrections departments, school districts, and state health agencies procuring frozen produce for cafeteria and nutrition programs. These buyers typically source frozen vegetables as commodity line items within larger, multi-category food bids rather than as standalone chives orders, and the recent opportunities block shows no chive-specific solicitation despite the code designation.

The issuing-body mix skews heavily toward school districts (Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania), state corrections and human-services agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Montgomery County Correctional Facility), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Solicitation activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. Recent state and local opportunities under the broader frozen-vegetable family codes (such as UNSPSC 50443100's sibling class codes for frozen corn, potatoes, and assorted vegetables) show issuing bodies posting ITBs and RFPs with June-to-July response windows; representative examples include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S2910000017451 for frozen corn on July 10, 2026 (due July 24, 2026) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products on June 11, 2026 (due July 13, 2026). School nutrition bids—such as those from Ben Hill County Schools (June 15, 2026 deadline), City Schools of Decatur (May 15, 2026 deadline), and Rockwood R-VI School District (April 29, 2026 deadline)—consistently list frozen vegetables among dozens of line items but rarely isolate chives as a standalone procurement line. The code shows modest recent activity and appears underutilized relative to sibling frozen-vegetable commodity codes; pursue this code primarily when responding to large multi-category frozen-produce or institutional food-service bids rather than as a primary target for chives-specific opportunities.