UNSPSC 50443102: Frozen common chives

The variety of chives known as chives that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443102 Frozen common chives, a Commodity code, shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—frozen culinary herbs—does not match the work actually being solicited under this code tag in the recent-opportunities block, which spans frozen vegetables (corn, carrots, assorted blends, potatoes), fresh produce, grocery staples, and cafeteria food products for correctional facilities, school districts, and state agencies across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois. Recent Oregon Department of Corrections bids on frozen corn (ITB S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026), frozen potatoes (ITB S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026), and frozen assorted vegetables (ITB S2910000016589, due April 23, 2026) represent the bulk of frozen-vegetable procurement activity; these solicitations emphasize FDA/USDA compliance, six-month minimum shelf life, FOB Destination delivery, and Oregon vendor preferences capped at 10 percent combined benefit. School district food service bids dominate the remainder—Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Bridgeport Board of Education (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), and multiple Georgia school systems seeking grocery and produce—with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability insurance, and firm pricing for initial 30- to 60-day periods.

The issuing body mix is heavily weighted toward school nutrition programs (ISD purchasing offices in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia) and state correctional agencies (Oregon and Texas); smaller volumes come from county government (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), municipal (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state health and human services departments (Texas HHS Commission). Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia, with seven recent school bids), Pacific Northwest (Oregon ODOC, multiple frozen-vegetable solicitations), and Texas (TDCJ food service, school districts, state health agencies). Frozen commodity procurement under this code tag is fragmented across dozens of small to medium single-award or multi-award contracts; no standout repeat buyer emerges beyond ODOC's consistent frozen-vegetable and cafeteria-supply activity. The code's actual activity reflects industrial food-service supply chains for institutional meals rather than specialty frozen herbs, indicating a probable miscoding or data-quality issue at the state or local level.