UNSPSC 50443707: Frozen tardo fennel

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

UNSPSC 50443707 Frozen tardo fennel, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities recently posted under this code. The eight recent solicitations in the source material consistently name frozen vegetables, mixed vegetables, assorted frozen vegetables, and frozen specialty food products — not fennel — across institutional food service for corrections facilities, school districts, and human services agencies.

State and local procurement under codes tagged as 50443707 reflects broad institutional food service spending: Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts in Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) and City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) all solicit frozen commodity vegetables — corn, carrots, assorted blends, mixed vegetables — and comprehensive grocery lines for inmate and student meal programs. Oregon DOC appears as a repeat buyer across multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs issued in spring and summer 2026. Awards go to responsive bidders meeting FDA/USDA compliance, temperature and shelf-life standards, and delivery schedules; pricing typically runs $0.30 to $0.67 per pound depending on product and volume. No specific set-asides or preferences are named across these solicitations, though Oregon and Texas procurement rules permit resident-vendor and small-business preferences where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in the South (Georgia school districts, Texas state agencies) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon DOC), with secondary activity in the mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Connecticut) and Midwest (Missouri schools). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for frozen corn (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026), frozen potatoes (S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026), and frozen assorted vegetables (S2910000016589, due April 23, 2026) — all ITB notice types with FOB-destination delivery to Salem and 5% Oregon resident preference. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education solicited 1,100+ grocery line items including frozen products (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, RFP) subject to Buy American and HHFKA nutrition standards. Texas HHSC sought supplemental food and consumables including frozen specialty items statewide (HHS0016792V2, past due March 19, 2026, IFB). The source material does not support the specific "frozen tardo fennel" commodity; state and local procurement under this code designation appears mislabeled or inactive.