UNSPSC 50444611: Frozen butterhead lettuces

The variety of lettuce known as butterhead lettuces that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50444611 Frozen butterhead lettuces, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity directly aligned with its narrow scope — state and local procurement databases instead surface frozen commodity purchases in broader categories spanning corn, mixed vegetables, carrots, potato products, and assorted frozen items that serve institutional food service and school nutrition operations. The issuing bodies pursuing frozen vegetable procurement span state departments of corrections, school districts, county correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies across multiple states; the Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple frozen vegetable solicitations in recent months. The work being solicited under this family of frozen-vegetable codes consists of bulk frozen produce purchases ranging from single truckloads (40,000 pounds) to multi-truckload, multi-month supply arrangements, with pricing submitted per pound on an FOB Destination basis, firm fixed quotes inclusive of all transportation and fuel surcharges, and delivery to centralized warehouse or distribution points on specified schedules.

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon (multiple ODOC solicitations for frozen carrots, assorted vegetables, and corn under ITBs posted in February through July 2026), Georgia (school district food bids for fresh and frozen produce), Texas (TDCJ cafeteria food products and HHSC supplemental food and consumables spanning multiple state-supported living centers and correctional facilities), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), New Jersey (Department of Human Services frozen vegetables for nutrition assistance), Illinois (state food order), and Missouri (school district child nutrition services). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn, bids due July 24, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, awarded to lowest responsive bidder with Oregon goods and resident bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017439 for three truckloads (120,000 pounds) of frozen potato products (french fries, wedges, tater tots), bids due July 24, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, with similar Oregon preferences and prior award to JNS Foods at $0.3811 per pound; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, proposals due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million for the prior annual period and best-value evaluation rather than automatic low-bid award.