UNSPSC 50444121: Frozen sage

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

UNSPSC 50444121 Frozen sage (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under this code. The four recent opportunities in the block are for broad food service procurement — fresh produce, eggs, general food supplies, and food distribution services — rather than frozen herbs or sage specifically. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center and the State of Georgia's solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009 for food, supplies, and other kitchen products both cover institutional food service at a scale that would include fresh and shelf-stable ingredients but do not isolate frozen sage as a line item or procurement focus. The Douglas County School System's two RFPs (SN26-003 for food supply and distribution and SN26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative) procure large volumes of commodity ingredients for school meal programs — estimated at $9 million annually for the main distributor contract and $5.5 million combined across two geographic areas for produce and eggs — but again do not treat frozen sage as a distinct procurement unit.

The issuing bodies are a state health agency, a state government purchasing office, and school districts in Georgia, all typical participants in institutional food service procurement. Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia based on these four records. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (frozen sage) and the actual goods being solicited (broad-category food and consumable products) suggests either misclassification by the posting jurisdictions or that frozen sage procurement is not a standalone category in state and local spending at present. This code shows no relevant recent activity when evaluated against the specific product line it nominally represents.