UNSPSC 50445000: Frozen nightshades

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

UNSPSC 50445000 Frozen nightshades is a Class code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes frozen nightshade vegetables—primarily frozen peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes—yet the recent opportunities block shows no procurements matching that scope. Instead, state and local buyers are actively soliciting frozen corn, frozen potatoes (french fries, wedges, tater tots), and frozen mixed vegetables including carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, peas, and stir-fry blends. These frozen vegetable procurements represent the bulk of recent activity under codes in the frozen-produce family, but they fall outside the nightshade taxonomy. The mismatch suggests either that the code 50445000 is rarely or incorrectly applied in state and local procurement, or that activity under it is negligible relative to overlapping frozen-vegetable codes covering broader commodity families.

The issuing bodies pursuing frozen-vegetable contracts span correctional facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Montgomery County Pennsylvania Correctional Facility), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Schools Georgia, Early County Schools Georgia, Burke County Schools Georgia, City Schools of Decatur Georgia, Rockwood School District Missouri, Ben Hill County Schools Georgia, Bulloch County Schools Georgia, Dallas ISD Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois state agencies), and one municipal school board (Bridgeport Connecticut). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, with scattered activity in Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn (ITB S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026), the same agency bidding 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products (ITB S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission seeking supplemental food and consumables including frozen specialty foods for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026). Award typically goes to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder; Oregon applies a combined ten-percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. The code shows no relevant recent activity—pursue only if your firm specializes in frozen nightshade vegetables and can identify misclassified opportunities in procurement systems.