UNSPSC 50443801: Frozen california late garlic

The variety of garlic known as california late garlic that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50443801 Frozen California late garlic, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity captured in the recent opportunities block. The opportunities posted under this code span frozen vegetables (corn, carrots, mixed blends, assorted varieties), frozen potato products, fresh produce, eggs, and comprehensive grocery items for institutional food service — school districts, state correctional facilities, and state health and human services agencies — but none reference garlic or garlic products. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement work suggests either a taxonomy classification error in the source data or category drift in how this code is being applied in practice.

State and local buying under the related frozen-vegetable and food-service categories appears active across multiple issuing bodies. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables (carrots, assorted blends, corn, and potato products) with response dates in late June and early July 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued IFBs for supplemental food and consumables statewide with volumes reaching $4.5 million over three years; and numerous school districts — including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), and others — have solicited comprehensive grocery and frozen-food contracts for the 2026-2027 school year. Buying spans state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county and municipal correctional facilities, and school districts across Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Response dates cluster heavily in April through July 2026, reflecting school-year contract cycles and institutional procurement timelines. Given the taxonomy misalignment, the code warrants clarification with state and local procurement offices before investing business development resources.