UNSPSC 50443703: Frozen herald fennel

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

UNSPSC 50443703 Frozen herald fennel, a Commodity code, does not match the scope of actual state and local procurement activity in the recent-opportunities block. The Oregon Department of Corrections, City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are actively soliciting frozen vegetables—including corn, potatoes, assorted blends, carrots, and mixed varieties—along with comprehensive grocery and food service procurement. The code's nominal scope (herald fennel, a specialized produce item) bears no relation to the frozen vegetable staples, institutional cafeteria supplies, and correctional facility provisioning that dominate the recent opportunities. State and local governments are buying frozen produce in bulk for institutional food service—prisons, schools, and state hospitals—where commodity codes tied to core vegetable families and mixed-vegetable assortments drive procurement volume. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health services, county school boards, city school districts, municipal jail facilities, and special nutrition service cooperatives, reflecting the breadth of institutional food service demand across public sector jurisdictions.

Recent activity concentrates in the South (Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon) with notable volume in the upper Midwest (Missouri) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia, Connecticut). Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen corn at $0.498 per pound (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026), the same agency's ITB for 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products at prior award of $0.3811 per pound (S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's comprehensive grocery RFP spanning over 1,100 line items with frozen products included (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), and multiple Georgia school district food bids spanning fresh and frozen produce, proteins, and staples across dozens of line items. Texas HHSC procurement (HHS0017449) for El Paso State Supported Living Center covered food and consumable products with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Pricing in frozen vegetables ranges from $0.30 to $0.70 per pound depending on variety and case size, with awards typically made to lowest responsive bidders and firms delivering FOB destination on 30- to 45-day schedules. The code as stated shows no relevant recent activity; business development professionals should verify UNSPSC coding with issuing bodies or align pursuit strategy around the broader frozen-vegetable and institutional-food-service families rather than the narrowly specialized commodity listed.