UNSPSC 50443502: Frozen black beauty eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as black beauty eggplants that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443502 Frozen black beauty eggplants is a Commodity code that nominally specifies a single frozen vegetable product, yet recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with eggplants or the specific varietal. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, New Jersey Department of Human Services, and multiple school districts across Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Virginia are actively procuring frozen vegetables—but the line items in recent solicitations center on carrots, corn, mixed assortments, potatoes, and stir-fry blends, with no frozen eggplant bids identified in the source material. The code appears to function as a catch-all or misclassification point for frozen vegetable commodities rather than a precise descriptor of what state and local governments are actually buying. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county and municipal school districts, with the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple Georgia school districts appearing as repeat buyers.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. Oregon Department of Corrections issued multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables in February, April, and June 2026—frozen carrots (S2910000016071, due March 5), assorted frozen vegetables (S2910000016558, due April 22), and frozen corn (S2910000017451, due July 24)—all with 5% Oregon-goods and 5% resident-bidder preferences for a combined 10% maximum. Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission pursued similar frozen commodity procurements, with TDCJ's cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF, extended to May 4) covering 382 line items including frozen entrees and vegetables, and HHSC's supplemental food bid (HHS0016792, due February 23, later reissued as HHS0017449) encompassing multiple frozen categories across state hospitals and living centers statewide. School nutrition programs in Early County Georgia (due June 8), Burke County Georgia (sealed bids due June 5), and Douglas County Georgia through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4) sought fresh and frozen produce. Montgomery County Pennsylvania Correctional Facility issued two related solicitations for groceries and produce (due March 4 and July 1). The code's thin alignment with actual frozen eggplant procurement makes it a low-priority watch unless bidders specialize in varietal frozen vegetables and can establish whether issuers are misclassifying their needs or whether eggplant demand surfaces in later cycles.