UNSPSC 50444503: Frozen green lentils

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

UNSPSC 50444503 Frozen green lentils, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities in the recent record. The source contains no solicitations specifically for frozen green lentils; instead, recent state and local bodies have posted bids for frozen corn, frozen potatoes, frozen mixed vegetables, frozen carrots, and frozen assorted vegetable blends, along with broader grocery and food-service procurement covering multiple frozen items. The code sits within a narrow product line that state and local procurement offices rarely isolate as a standalone commodity.

State procurement in the frozen-vegetable category is fragmented across multiple issuing bodies including correctional facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Pennsylvania's Montgomery County), school districts (across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia), and health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC). The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas TDCJ appear frequently with multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs and IFBs in the recent window. School food-service procurement dominates the volume, with nearly thirty districts and school systems soliciting groceries and frozen products combined for the 2026–2027 school year, many through standardized platforms such as Bonfire e-Procurement. Frozen lentils specifically have not appeared in any recent posting; when state and local bodies procure legumes or specialty vegetable items, they typically bundle them into broad grocery or commodity categories rather than request them as discrete SKUs. Geographic activity centers on Oregon, Texas, Georgia, and the Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Connecticut), with school districts in Missouri also active. The absence of frozen-lentil-specific activity and the recency of solicitations across related frozen-vegetable categories suggest that purchasing under this code is either minimal, subsumed into larger food-service contracts, or sourced through standing cooperative agreements not reflected in new-opportunity postings. Vendors pursuing this code should verify whether state and local buyers treat frozen lentils as a food-ingredient input (and thus a subcomponent of broader nutrition procurements) or as a standalone food-service supply, as the distinction will determine bid-opportunity frequency and channel.