UNSPSC 50443611: Frozen soncino endives

The variety of endives known as soncino endives that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443611 Frozen soncino endives (Commodity) does not align with state and local procurement activity in the available recent-opportunities dataset. The code nominally describes a specific frozen vegetable variety, but the recent solicitations tagged to this code actually procure broader frozen vegetable assortments, fresh produce, grocery staples, and food-service supplies for correctional facilities, school districts, and state health agencies. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and various school nutrition programs across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Illinois have posted ITBs and RFPs for frozen corn, frozen potatoes, frozen mixed vegetables, fresh produce, and comprehensive grocery procurement—none specifically targeting soncino endives or even narrow frozen-vegetable specialization. The mismatch between the code's granular commodity focus and the actual buying pattern suggests either a classification error in how solicitations were tagged or minimal market demand for this specific product at state and local level.

School districts dominate recent procurement volume, with roughly two-thirds of the opportunities supporting child nutrition programs under Buy American provisions and USDA meal-pattern compliance. Correctional facilities (Oregon ODOC, Texas TDCJ, Montgomery County Pennsylvania) and state health facilities (Texas HHSC, Illinois state agencies) account for the remainder. Pricing in recent frozen-vegetable awards ranges from $0.30 to $0.70 per pound depending on variety and packaging. Geographic activity concentrates in the South (Georgia, Texas, Missouri) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with sporadic activity in the Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest. No recent opportunities specifically request frozen soncino endives; the code shows no differentiated pursuit path or category-specific repeat buyer pattern that would justify vendor targeting under this commodity designation.