UNSPSC 50443300: Frozen cresses

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

UNSPSC 50443300 Frozen cresses, a Class code, describes frozen vegetable products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — correctional facilities, schools, hospitals, and human services centers. Recent solicitations under this code show procurement of frozen corn, frozen potato products (french fries, wedges, tater tots), frozen mixed vegetables, frozen carrots, and frozen assorted vegetable blends, typically in bulk quantities ranging from 40,000 to 400,000 pounds per contract and delivered FOB destination to central distribution or warehouse facilities. The issuing bodies are predominantly state agencies — the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, and State of Georgia — alongside school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, City Schools of Decatur, and others), county governments (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and municipal school boards (Rockwood R-VI, Dallas ISD, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools). State correctional and human services agencies appear as repeat buyers; Oregon DOC and Texas TDCJ each solicited multiple frozen vegetable contracts in 2026 alone.

Activity concentrates in the South and West, particularly Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, with secondary activity in Missouri, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division issuing ITB S2910000017451 for 40,000 pounds of frozen whole kernel corn, due July 24, 2026, with a historical reference price of $0.498 per pound; the same agency issuing ITB S2910000017439 for 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products, also due July 24, 2026, with a prior award at $0.3811 per pound to JNS Foods; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including frozen items to serve El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, against a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Oregon offers 5% each for Oregon-processed goods and Oregon-based bidders (10% combined maximum); Texas applies HUB set-asides in some procurements. Pricing is consistently per-pound or per-unit on FOB destination terms with all transportation prepaid by contractor; delivery windows typically span 30 to 45 days from purchase order issuance. School nutrition contracts and institutional food service bids dominate the pipeline, reflecting consistent, year-round demand for bulk frozen vegetables in meal programs and inmate feeding operations.