UNSPSC 50443800: Frozen garlics

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

UNSPSC 50443800 Frozen garlics is a Class code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The opportunities tagged with this code instead solicit broadly for shelf-stable and frozen food products—canned proteins, frozen vegetables, pasta, rice, bread, dairy, meat, and consumable supplies—for institutional feeding across school districts, correctional facilities, state hospitals, state-supported living centers, and senior services. The code's nominal scope of frozen garlic as a discrete commodity does not match the portfolio of work actually being bought.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code include county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), state departments (Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia, New Jersey Department of Human Services), school districts and boards of education (Bridgeport, Ben Hill County, Early County, Burke County), and specialized state entities (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ). Recent solicitations span Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products due October 19, 2026, with delivery to Gwinnett Senior Services Center; Oregon Department of Corrections' August 2026 ITB for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables (broccoli, corn, green beans, and assorted blends) due August 20, 2026, with Oregon-vendor preferences available; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's August 2026 IFB for frozen food products across State Hospitals and State Supported Living Centers statewide with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million; and Burke County Public Schools' June 2026 sealed bid for nearly 400 line items of food products across five schools, due June 5, 2026. The mismatch between code name and actual procurement scope signals either a classification error in the state or local tagging systems or a code that has drifted from its original intent—pursue with caution and verify the actual commodity needed before investing in proposal preparation.