UNSPSC 50444506: Frozen split red lentils

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

UNSPSC 50444506 Frozen split red lentils is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure frozen lentils under this code almost exclusively as components of institutional food service — school cafeterias, correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and senior services programs. The commodity shows up in food-service solicitations alongside other shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, grains, and prepared entrees, typically as one line item among dozens or hundreds in broad grocery procurements. Issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health and human services), counties, school districts, and special-purpose facilities. Recent opportunities name the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), and multiple school districts across Georgia and Connecticut as active buyers. These jurisdictions solicit food service contracts episodically through the year, often on a fiscal-year or quarterly cycle tied to facility budget periods or meal-program renewal dates.

Frozen lentils appear embedded in much larger food procurements rather than as standalone commodities. The most relevant recent opportunity is Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 (informal written quote due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services, which names rice, pasta, canned proteins, and sauces as representative scope — a category into which frozen lentils would fit. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 (bids due August 18, 2026) for frozen food products across state hospitals and supported living centers spans 106 line items including proteins and specialty items; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017692 (bids due August 20, 2026) for 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables (broccoli, assorted blends, corn, and green beans) demonstrates the scale and specificity of frozen-commodity procurement for institutional feeding. Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois, and New Jersey. The code shows steady but dispersed activity with no single repeat buyer dominating — opportunities cluster around fiscal-year transitions (July–August) and quarterly resets tied to budget cycles at correctional facilities and state institutions.