UNSPSC 50445104: Frozen dwarf green long pod okra

The variety of okra known as dwarf green long pod okra that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445104 Frozen dwarf green long pod okra is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows negligible recent relevance; the opportunities tagged with this code involve frozen corn, frozen potatoes, and frozen mixed vegetables—products wholly outside the okra category. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables (corn, carrots, assorted blends, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and peas) with response dates ranging from late April through late July 2026, establishing the core market dynamic: institutional food service contracts heavily weighted toward correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and transit or municipal systems. Geographic activity clusters in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Missouri, with school districts and state health and human services agencies driving the majority of volume. Issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health and human services), county and municipal school systems, and county correctional facilities.

The recent solicitation record provides little evidence that frozen okra, in any configuration, is actually being procured by state and local bodies at present. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division has issued at least eight separate ITBs since February 2026 for frozen vegetables—carrots (S2910000016071, due March 5), assorted blends (S2910000016558 and S2910000016589, dues April 22–23), corn (S2910000017451, due July 24), and potato products (S2910000017439, due July 24)—but none for okra. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and school districts in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and elsewhere have similarly targeted corn, mixed vegetables, potatoes, fresh produce, and commodity staples in their food-service contracts, with pricing typically ranging from $0.30 to $0.70 per pound depending on product, packaging, and volume. The code's nominal scope (frozen okra) appears misaligned with actual procurement patterns; okra does not surface in any representative recent opportunity, suggesting either the code is rarely used for state and local food-service awards or the taxonomy is serving a niche not currently active in the market. Pursuing this code without direct evidence of okra demand carries elevated risk; the parallel frozen-vegetable codes (carrots, mixed blend, corn, green beans, broccoli) show far more recent volume and clearer issuing-body engagement.