UNSPSC 50443612: Frozen sugarhat endives

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

UNSPSC 50443612 Frozen sugarhat endives is a Commodity code that bears minimal relevance to state and local government procurement activity. The recent solicitations posted under this code do not match its nominal scope; instead, they span frozen corn, frozen potatoes, fresh produce, grocery staples, school nutrition items, and institutional food service supplies across correctional facilities, school districts, and state agencies. The mismatch between the code's stated product (frozen sugarhat endives, a specialty vegetable) and the actual goods being solicited (mainstream frozen and fresh produce, meat, dairy, and dry goods) indicates that this code is either misapplied in the source data or sees negligible use for its intended commodity. State and local food service procurement at the scale evident in these opportunities—school districts serving tens of thousands of students, correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies—centers on high-volume staple items rather than specialty produce lines. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey), county governments (Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Douglas County Georgia, Bulloch County Georgia), municipalities (City of Bridgeport Connecticut, City Schools of Decatur Georgia), independent school districts (Fairfax County Virginia, Rockwood Missouri, Ben Hill Georgia, Burke County Georgia, Early County Georgia, Savannah-Chatham Georgia, Dallas Texas), and special-purpose agencies (correctional facilities, state supported living centers, state hospitals).

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois, with Texas posting the heaviest recent volume across TDCJ, HHSC, TxDOT, and school district procurements. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for 40,000 pounds of frozen corn (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026) and 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products (S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026), both offering five percent state-preference and five percent resident-bidder preferences totaling ten percent; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education RFP for over 1,100 grocery line items (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the National School Lunch Program and requiring Buy American compliance; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables statewide serving state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, estimated historical value $1.5 million annually); and Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract covering 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus distribution kitchens (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). The code's misalignment with actual procurement activity and lack of solicitations for frozen sugarhat endives specifically suggest limited current pursuit value in this category.