UNSPSC 50444800: Frozen mushrooms

The type of vegetable known as mushrooms that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50444800 Frozen mushrooms is a Class code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity visible in recent state and local solicitations. The code appears misaligned with the opportunities posted under it, which consistently target frozen vegetables (carrots, corn, mixed vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, green beans) rather than mushrooms. Recent solicitations from the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission seek frozen commodity vegetables for institutional food service—prisons, state hospitals, and supported living centers—typically in bulk truckload quantities with firm fixed pricing per pound or per case. The scope spans fresh and frozen produce procurement across school districts, state agencies, and correctional facilities nationwide, with emphasis on USDA/FDA compliance, food safety certification, shelf-life requirements (usually six months minimum for frozen goods), and delivery to central distribution points or individual school sites. Issuing bodies are mixed: state corrections departments and health/human services agencies dominate the frozen-vegetable activity, while school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County Schools, multiple Georgia and Texas districts, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri) drive broader grocery procurement that includes frozen items alongside fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and dry goods.

Recent opportunities span Oregon (Department of Corrections posting multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs in April and June 2026), Texas (TDCJ, HHSC, and school districts), Georgia (multiple school systems and state agencies), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Correctional Facility), and Illinois, with school-nutrition procurement concentrated in the Southeast and South. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for 40,000 pounds of frozen corn at $0.498 per pound (due July 24, 2026) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), both seeking FOB destination delivery with firm pricing and minimum-shelf-life guarantees. The Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) exemplifies school-district scale, requiring delivery to 45 schools and a central warehouse with Buy American compliance and Child Nutrition labeling. The code shows substantial recent activity but carries a taxonomy mismatch that may confuse procurement teams—verify actual commodity needs in bid documents rather than relying on the frozen-mushrooms label alone.