UNSPSC 50443410: Frozen gherkin cucumbers

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

UNSPSC 50443410 Frozen gherkin cucumbers is a Commodity code that names a single frozen vegetable product line. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little relevant direct solicitation for gherkin cucumbers specifically; instead, issuing bodies are buying frozen vegetable assortments, mixed vegetables, carrots, corn, and related commodity foods as part of broader nutrition and food service contracts. The code sits within a larger family of frozen vegetable procurement that state corrections departments, school districts, and other institutional food service operators source regularly through competitive bidding. Scope and issuing-body data drawn from recent opportunities reflect a fragmented procurement landscape: Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, multiple Georgia school districts, Pennsylvania county correctional facilities, and independent school districts across the country all solicit frozen vegetables on annual or multi-year cycles. These buyers emphasize USDA compliance, FDA standards, HACCP plan adherence, specified shelf life (typically six months minimum for frozen goods), detailed nutritional labeling, and firm fixed pricing inclusive of all transportation and delivery charges on an FOB Destination basis. Buy American provisions, whole-grain or low-sodium specifications, and compliance with meal pattern standards apply across school nutrition procurements. Correctional facilities and state health agencies typically issue ITBs with narrow response windows (10–14 days) and high volume requirements (often 40,000–400,000 pounds per item per contract cycle). School districts commonly require vendor participation in cooperative purchasing vehicles and accept primary and secondary vendor designations to manage supply chain flexibility.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Missouri, with concentrated bidding cycles aligned to fiscal year food service planning (spring posting for July start dates). Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026) and frozen potato products (120,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026), both posted under solicitations S2910000017451 and S2910000017439 with Oregon state and resident vendor preferences applied; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with historical annual value of $1.5 million); Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh, frozen, and prepared foods (due June 15, 2026) serving four schools; and the City Schools of Decatur's May 2026 IFB for frozen foods and grocery items supporting ten school sites (due May 15, 2026). School nutrition contracts typically run July–June cycles with renewal options (commonly two to four additional one-year terms) and allow price adjustments on six-month or quarterly bases tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index verification. Frozen vegetable commodity codes show steady procurement volume but require vendors to meet strict compliance documentation, insurance minimums ($500,000–$2 million general liability per occurrence), and delivery logistics; gherkin cucumbers as a discrete line item appear infrequently in recent notices, subsumed instead within broader frozen vegetable assortments or specialty food categories.