UNSPSC 50444003: Frozen garden peas

The variety of green peas known as garden peas that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50444003 Frozen garden peas (Commodity) describes a narrow product line—specifically frozen peas in retail or food-service packaging—but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation for peas as a standalone item. Instead, frozen peas appear as line items embedded within broader frozen-vegetable and grocery procurements, and the code's actual buying activity centers on institutional food service for correctional facilities, schools, and state supported living centers. The issuing bodies are predominantly state corrections departments, school districts, and state health and human services agencies. Correctional facilities in Oregon and Texas, school nutrition programs across Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Virginia, and Texas state health facilities represent the primary buyer base. The work being solicited is nearly always as-needed supply of frozen commodity vegetables—including peas among mixed assortments—for cafeteria operations, with vendors required to meet USDA/FDA standards, maintain specified shelf life (typically six months minimum for frozen stock), deliver on FOB-destination terms with transportation prepaid, and quote firm per-unit or per-pound pricing. Delivery windows typically span 30 to 45 days after order receipt, and contracts run annually or for multi-year terms with renewal options.

Recent procurement activity clusters in three geographic regions: Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections issued multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs in June and April 2026, including mixed-assortment and peas-inclusive solicitations); Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB posted May 4, 2026, with approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, frozen entrees, vegetables, and staples; Texas HHSC supplemental food IFBs posted February and May 2026); and Georgia school districts (multiple school nutrition food bids issued March through June 2026 across Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch County, Early County, Burke County, and other systems). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017439 (frozen potato products, 120,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016558 (assorted frozen vegetables including peas, approximately 400,000 pounds across five product lines, due April 22, 2026), and the Texas TDCJ Statewide Procurement Division IFB 304T-26-300CF (cafeteria food products with 382 line items, response date extended to May 4, 2026). Correctional-facility procurement tends to apply state vendor preferences (Oregon's 5% Oregon-fabrication and 5% resident-headquartered preferences are standard), while school districts emphasize Buy American provisions, USDA commodity compliance, and HACCP documentation. Activity is consistent and recurring, with annual contract cycles aligned to fiscal years; this code remains active and accessible to qualified commodity food distributors.