UNSPSC 50443700: Frozen fennels

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

UNSPSC 50443700 Frozen fennels, a Class code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity recorded under this classification. The recent opportunities posted under this code overwhelmingly reflect institutional food service procurement—primarily groceries, frozen vegetables, and consumable food products for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services—rather than the specific commodity of frozen fennel. Oregon's Department of Corrections has solicited frozen corn and frozen potato products; Texas Health and Human Services Commission has sought frozen food products and supplemental food and consumables for state facilities; and state school districts across Georgia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Jersey have issued food service bids spanning hundreds of line items of shelf-stable and frozen items. The code's nominal scope (frozen fennels) is disconnected from what state and local governments are actually purchasing under this UNSPSC classification, suggesting either a data-entry error in how solicitations have been tagged or a mismatch between the code definition and current procurement practice.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, departments of community services, school districts, county correctional facilities, and state supported living centers across multiple jurisdictions. Recent activity concentrates in Texas (HHSC and TDCJ), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Georgia (county schools and state agencies), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility and school districts), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and New Jersey (Department of Human Services). Representative recent solicitations include: Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 seeking approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (peanut butter, canned proteins, pasta, canned vegetables) with informal written quotes due October 19, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017692 for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables (broccoli, corn, green beans, assorted blends) with bids due August 20, 2026; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017338 for 106 line items of frozen food products (baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, vegetables, juices) with an estimated annual volume of $9 million, bids due August 18, 2026. Buyers emphasize USDA compliance, specific shelf-life requirements, FOB destination delivery to institutional distribution points, and HACCP certification.