UNSPSC 50443405: Frozen burpless tasty green cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as burpless tasty green cucumbers that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443405 Frozen burpless tasty green cucumbers is a Commodity code with minimal direct relevance to current state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific frozen vegetable product, yet recent opportunities posted under or near this classification span a much broader frozen and fresh produce category that bears only tangential connection to the code's narrow specification. State and local procurement offices buying under codes in this family are predominantly school districts, state corrections departments, and state health and human services agencies purchasing institutional food service supplies. The work being solicited includes frozen mixed vegetables, frozen carrots, frozen corn, frozen potato products, and fresh produce in bulk quantities for cafeterias, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers—not the specialized "burpless tasty green cucumber" product the code nominally names. Issuing bodies span Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, multiple Georgia school districts, Illinois state agencies, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and county correctional facilities in Pennsylvania and Virginia, indicating fragmented purchasing across state agencies, regional school systems, and local corrections infrastructure.

Geographic activity clusters in the South and Pacific Northwest, with the most recent and frequent solicitations from Oregon (Department of Corrections frozen vegetable bids posted April through July 2026), Georgia school districts (Early County, Burke County, Bulloch County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham), Texas state agencies (TDCJ, HHSC), and scattered one-time procurements from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, July 24, 2026 response deadline), HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center IFB for food and consumable products including frozen items (July 13, 2026 due date, prior monetary value $1.5 million), Ben Hill County Schools IFB for fresh and frozen produce, meats, and dairy (June 15, 2026 due date), and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB for Master Grocery K-12 covering 76+ food line items (April 27, 2026 response deadline). Activity shows sustained demand from institutional food service but does not support the premise that vendors should target the specific burpless cucumber specification—instead, successful bidders position themselves as bulk frozen or fresh produce suppliers meeting USDA and FDA standards, holding food service distribution capability, maintaining appropriate insurance, and competing on unit pricing and delivery reliability across broad vegetable and produce portfolios.