UNSPSC 50444700: Frozen malanga

The type of vegetable known as malanga that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50444700 Frozen malanga, a Class code, does not see meaningful procurement activity in recent state and local solicitations. The code nominally describes frozen malanga root vegetable products, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code predominantly solicit frozen vegetables as commodities within broader food service procurement — including mixed frozen vegetables, corn, assorted vegetable blends, broccoli, and green beans — rather than malanga specifically. A representative recent solicitation is the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017692 (posted August 6, 2026, due August 20, 2026) for 360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables including broccoli, vegetable blends, corn, and green beans, with bidders eligible for up to 10 percent Oregon resident and in-state processing preference. Another is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 (posted July 17, 2026, due August 18, 2026) for 106 line items of frozen food products including baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, and vegetables to supply state hospitals and supported living centers across Texas, with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million.

State and local food procurement under this code emerges principally from correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies, state-operated housing and care facilities, and school districts across Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, state-operated supported living centers, county correctional facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Gwinnett County, Georgia), and school nutrition programs. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Illinois. Recent solicitations typically seek frozen vegetables as substitutable commodity items within broader food-service contracts rather than malanga as a distinct product line; the code's nominal scope does not align with what state and local governments are actually buying, which is generic frozen vegetable assortments and bulk institutional food supplies.