UNSPSC 50443420: Frozen telegraph cucumbers

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

UNSPSC 50443420 Frozen telegraph cucumbers is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy frozen vegetable products—including cucumber varieties, mixed vegetables, corn, broccoli, green beans, and potato products—under this code to supply institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, state hospitals, state-supported living centers, schools, senior services, and other public facilities. The code reflects a narrow product slice within a much broader institutional food procurement landscape; the opportunities posted under it span multiple states but cluster around facility-based food distribution for detention, healthcare, and education.

The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), and school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Early County Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools). State departments account for the highest share of recent activity, with Texas and Oregon posting the most frequent solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for frozen corn and assorted vegetables (360,000 pounds total, bids due August 20, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for frozen food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers (estimated $9 million annually, bids due August 18, 2026), Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen food items including canned vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026), and Montgomery County Pennsylvania's IFB for groceries and meats for a correctional facility (due September 30, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, with scattered activity in Connecticut and New Jersey. Delivery requirements are consistently FOB destination to institutional warehouses or distribution centers, with pricing evaluated per unit (typically per pound for frozen vegetables) and compliance with FDA/USDA standards, HACCP, temperature maintenance, and shelf-life minimums standard across all postings.