UNSPSC 50445001: Frozen chinese lantern

The variety of nightshades known as chinese lantern that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445001 Frozen chinese lantern (Commodity) represents a narrow, specialized food product category that state and local governments procure primarily as a component of broader institutional food service contracts rather than as a standalone item. Recent state and local solicitations show no direct purchasing activity targeting frozen chinese lanterns as a discrete line item; instead, the code appears in procurement systems alongside more commonly bid institutional food products such as frozen vegetables, meats, dairy, and prepared entrees supplied to correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and county social services agencies.

State and local buyers using food service procurement codes span a diverse issuing-body mix: the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, multiple school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Early County Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools), the New Jersey Department of Human Services, and the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. The bulk of recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New Jersey. Representative opportunities under related frozen-food commodity codes include the Texas HHSC's FY-27 frozen food products procurement (IFB HHS0017338, posted July 17, 2026, estimated annual volume approximately $9 million); the Oregon Department of Corrections' frozen vegetables assortment (ITB S2910000017692, posted August 6, 2026, 360,000 pounds total); Burke County Public Schools' comprehensive school nutrition bid (solicitation PE55037NONST2027000000007, due June 5, 2026, nearly 400 line items); and Gwinnett County's informal written quotes for shelf-stable and frozen food items (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The code shows minimal standalone procurement velocity; frozen chinese lanterns do not appear in any representative recent solicitation as a specified or quoted item, suggesting either niche demand within the institutional food service sector or assignment of this code to related frozen-vegetable and specialty-item categories without distinct bidding activity.