UNSPSC 50443706: Frozen sweet florence fennel

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

UNSPSC 50443706 Frozen sweet Florence fennel, a Commodity code, does not match the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged with this code reveal a fundamental mismatch: the procurement activity is consistently for institutional food service provision—groceries, meats, frozen vegetables, dairy, and consumable supplies for correctional facilities, schools, state hospitals, and social services agencies—not for a specific produce item. The code's nominal scope (a single frozen vegetable variety) bears no relationship to the actual solicitations appearing in the state and local market. Issuing bodies spanning the range include state departments of corrections and health and human services, county jails, county schools, and municipal school districts, with repeat activity from Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and multiple Georgia and Texas school districts.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, multiple school districts), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Early County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), Illinois (state veterans home), New Jersey (Department of Human Services), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport schools). Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 IWQ 140229 requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces) due October 19, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 in July 2026 for frozen food products across 106 line items (baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, vegetables) for state hospitals and supported living centers, with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and a maximum potential contract value of $19 million over the full contract period; and Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017692 in August 2026 for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables (broccoli, assorted blends, corn, green beans) with a response date of August 20, 2026, offering Oregon-vendor preferences up to 10 percent. This code shows no relevant recent activity for the commodity it nominally describes.