UNSPSC 50443700: Frozen fennels

The type of vegetable known as fennels that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443700 Frozen fennels (Class) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its narrow scope. The code nominally covers frozen fennel products, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code are predominantly for broader frozen vegetable categories—frozen corn, mixed vegetables, assorted blends, carrots, and various commodity produce—rather than fennel specifically. The actual buying pattern under related frozen-vegetable procurement reflects institutional food service demand: correctional facilities, state hospitals, school districts, and health and human services agencies are soliciting frozen produce in bulk quantities for cafeteria operations, typically in truckload volumes (40,000 to 120,000 pounds per item) with FOB Destination pricing and strict FDA/USDA compliance, shelf-life, and temperature-maintenance requirements.

Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), school districts and boards of education (Decatur, Bulloch County, Burke County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, Dallas ISD, and others across Georgia, Texas, and Missouri), county correctional facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and transit or special-purpose food-service operators. The geographic spread is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Missouri, with the heaviest recent activity in Georgia school-district nutrition programs and Texas institutional food service. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITBs for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026) and frozen potatoes (120,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026) at historical pricing around $0.30–$0.50 per pound; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (210 line items, maximum $4.5 million over three years); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (multiple school sites, July 2026 start); and the Douglas County School System's RFP for Food Supply and Distribution Services (approximately $9 million annually for 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools). The code itself sees little fennel-specific demand; vendors pursuing this taxonomy should recognize the mismatch and focus instead on broader frozen-vegetable commodity codes or specific institutional food-service procurement where their product actually competes.