UNSPSC 50444119: Frozen recao

The variety of herbs known as recao that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50444119 Frozen cacao is a Commodity code used to tag food-service procurement by state agencies and school districts, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct alignment with frozen cacao itself. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, under a historical annual spend of $1.5 million; the State of Georgia posted PE55645NONST2026000000009 in May 2026 for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 deadline; and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFPs for food-service distribution and fresh produce under cooperative purchasing through the GEC Buying Cooperative. The recent opportunities block shows that state agencies and school districts use the code when procuring broad food-service inputs — entrees, grains, fruits, vegetables, staples, and supplies — rather than frozen cacao as a standalone commodity. The issuing bodies are state health and human services agencies and independent school districts operating through cooperative purchasing vehicles.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. The Douglas County School System, serving as the administrative vehicle for GEC Buying Cooperative procurement, brought two major school-food RFPs to market in early 2026: SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively (RFP due March 4, 2026), and SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services for 32 schools with approximately $9 million annual spend (RFP due February 18, 2026). The code shows limited recent activity specific to frozen cacao; instead, it captures state and local food-service solicitations in which frozen cacao may be a line item within a larger basket of commodities. Bidders pursuing this code should expect evaluation on vendor qualifications, insurance compliance, pricing competitiveness, and past performance, with awards frequently made to multiple vendors on a line-item or geographic-area basis rather than single-vendor awards.