UNSPSC 50445403: Frozen crowder peas

The variety of peas known as crowder peas that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445403 Frozen crowder peas is a Commodity code encompassing a narrow, specialized frozen vegetable product line that state and local governments procure primarily through institutional food service contracts. Recent solicitations show this code sits within a broader frozen-vegetable procurement landscape where state correctional facilities, school districts, and health-and-human-services agencies source frozen peas, carrots, corn, mixed-vegetable blends, and related frozen produce as components of larger food-supply awards. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), school districts (Early County and Burke County in Georgia; Bulloch County in Georgia; Fairfax County in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; City Schools of Decatur in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Douglas County in Georgia; Dallas ISD in Texas), health-and-human-services agencies (Texas HHSC, New Jersey Department of Human Services), county correctional facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and municipal departments supporting schools (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). These are repeat, high-volume buyers operating institution-wide food-service programs under federal nutrition standards.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and West, with recent activity in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026, Alpine Food's prior award at $0.498 per pound); ODOC's ITB for frozen assorted vegetables including peas and mixed blends (400,000 pounds total across five lines, due April 22, 2026, Alpine Food and Robbins Sales as prior vendors at $0.537–$0.689 per pound); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food procurement (382 line items including frozen specialty items, due May 4, 2026). Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food contract (HHS0016792, 210 line items with frozen and refrigerated foods, maximum value $4.5 million over three years, due March 19, 2026) and Ben Hill County Schools' school nutrition bid (multiple frozen categories, due June 15, 2026) show institutional demand across state agencies and school nutrition programs. All solicitations emphasize firm fixed-price FOB destination delivery, USDA/FDA compliance, HACCP and food-safety certification, minimum shelf-life guarantees (typically six months), and 30–45 day delivery windows. No mismatch appears between code scope and actual procurement activity; frozen peas and pea-blend products anchor a material spend category within institutional food service.