UNSPSC 50443500: Frozen eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50443500 Frozen eggplants, a Class code, describes a narrow commodity that state and local governments rarely procure as a standalone line item; recent solicitations show frozen eggplants appearing only as one product among hundreds in broader food service contracts serving institutional dining, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. The code spans issuing bodies across state departments, counties, school districts, and corrections agencies, with no repeat buyer pattern emerging for this specific commodity. State and local procurement activity under this code reflects demand from institutional food service operations—chiefly state health and human services departments, county corrections facilities, and school districts operating National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs—rather than a distinct market for eggplant supply. Geographic activity centers on Texas (multiple state facilities including health and human services sites and corrections departments), Georgia (school districts and county operations), Oregon (corrections department), Pennsylvania (county correctional facilities), and Illinois (state veterans homes), with scattered activity in other states.

Representative recent opportunities show eggplants embedded within larger food solicitations: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017338V1 in July 2026 for approximately $9 million in annual frozen food products across 106 line items to supply state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with bids due August 18, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017692 in August 2026 for 360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables (including potential eggplant varieties) with bids due August 20, 2026 and Oregon vendor preferences of up to 10 percent; and the Bridgeport Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 in June 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026 and Buy American requirements mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content. Frozen eggplant pursuit depends on vendor capacity to serve as a line-item supplier within these institutional frameworks rather than standalone demand for the commodity.