UNSPSC 50443514: Frozen ova eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50443514 Frozen ova eggplants is a Commodity code with limited direct application to state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code show significant misalignment with the code's nominal scope. Most solicitations tag frozen vegetables broadly—carrots, corn, mixed vegetables, assorted blends—and grocery items for institutional food service, but no opportunities reference eggplants specifically, frozen or otherwise. The code appears to capture institutional food procurement driven by correctional facilities, school districts, state health and human services agencies, and counties, with purchases typically structured as fixed-unit-price ITBs or IFBs specifying delivery to central distribution centers or individual sites.

State and local buyers posting under this code span Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and county governments in Pennsylvania and Georgia. Oregon corrections and Texas TDCJ emerge as repeat purchasers of frozen vegetables. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and the mid-Atlantic; recent activity also appears in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn with bids due July 24, 2026, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products supporting El Paso State Supported Living Center with responses due July 13, 2026 and a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually. Neither opportunity actually requests frozen eggplants; the code's application here reflects broad institutional produce procurement rather than commodity-specific demand. Vendors pursuing this code should verify actual product scope in each RFP or ITB, as the nominal code definition does not reliably predict what state and local buyers are actually soliciting.