UNSPSC 50443517: Frozen sicilian eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50443517 Frozen sicilian eggplants is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work currently being solicited under this classification. The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code are instead purchasing frozen vegetables broadly—corn, carrots, assorted blends, potatoes, and mixed vegetables—as well as comprehensive grocery and food service items for correctional facilities, school districts, and state agencies. The code designation appears to mismatch the actual procurement activity; frozen eggplants do not appear in any of the recent solicitations.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span multiple state agencies, county and city correctional facilities, independent school districts, and state health and human services commissions. Oregon Department of Corrections appears repeatedly, posting multiple ITBs for frozen vegetable commodities in recent weeks. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and various Georgia school districts including Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Early County, Burke County, and the City Schools of Decatur also feature prominently. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Dallas Independent School District, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri round out the issuing-body mix. Recent activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, and Georgia, with secondary activity in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division's ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, response due July 24, 2026, reference price $0.498 per pound from August 2025), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items, response due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4,500,000 over three years), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (covering 45 schools plus distribution kitchens, response due April 27, 2026, firm fixed pricing F.O.B. destination). Frozen vegetable and broad grocery procurement activity under this code reflects institutional food service demand across corrections, health services, and K-12 nutrition programs rather than specialty frozen eggplant supply.