UNSPSC 50443701: Frozen cantino fennel

The variety of fennel known as cantino fennel that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443701 Frozen cantino fennel is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely procure in isolation; recent opportunities show procurement activity concentrated on related frozen vegetable products—frozen corn, frozen assorted vegetables, frozen carrots, and mixed frozen vegetables—rather than the specific fennel variety the code nominally covers. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), school districts and boards of education (across Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, Connecticut, and Texas), and county and municipal purchasing offices. Work under related frozen-vegetable codes spans institutional food service for correctional facilities, state hospitals, and state-supported living centers, as well as child nutrition programs across public school districts serving thousands of students daily. Correctional and institutional buyers typically solicit full truckloads (120,000 to 400,000 pounds per solicitation) of frozen vegetables delivered to central distribution centers on FOB Destination terms, with firm fixed unit pricing per pound and compliance with FDA/USDA standards, HACCP regulations, and shelf-life requirements (typically six months minimum). School districts solicit hundreds of line items across multiple frozen and fresh produce categories as part of comprehensive grocery or meal-service contracts, with deliveries to individual schools multiple times weekly and pricing structured per case or per unit with firm fixed costs inclusive of transportation.

Oregon Department of Corrections posted three recent frozen-vegetable ITBs in the past four months—frozen corn (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026), frozen potato products (S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026), and frozen assorted vegetables (S2910000016558, due April 22, 2026)—all offering 5 percent Oregon-fabrication preference plus 5 percent Oregon-resident-bidder preference (10 percent combined). Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas HHSC have posted multiple food procurements including supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026; HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with historical values of $1.5 million to $4.5 million over contract terms. School districts in Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Virginia, and Pennsylvania are actively bidding grocery and fresh-produce contracts for the 2026-2027 school year, with response deadlines concentrated in April through June 2026 and contract start dates of July 1, 2026. Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southeast (Georgia, South Carolina), South-Central region (Texas, Oklahoma), Pacific Northwest (Oregon), and Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Virginia), with activity also in Missouri and Illinois. The code itself shows minimal recent activity directly matching frozen cantino fennel; procurement professionals should treat related frozen-vegetable codes (50441000 Frozen vegetables, general; 50442000+ specific frozen varieties) as more accurate entry points for tracking institutional and school-district demand.