UNSPSC 50445603: Frozen round red potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as round red potatoes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445603 Frozen round red potatoes is a Commodity code that covers institutional procurement of frozen potato products for state and local food service operations, including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. State and local buyers source frozen potatoes through competitive sealed bids and informal written quotes, typically as part of broader food-service contracts where potatoes are specified alongside frozen vegetables, proteins, and prepared entrees. Recent solicitations show frozen potatoes appearing in two contexts: as finished products such as french fries, wedges, and tater tots bundled with other frozen vegetables and proteins, and as components of larger institutional food-service procurements spanning dozens or hundreds of line items across multiple commodity categories. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county governments managing correctional facilities, school districts, and state-operated senior services centers. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Gwinnett County (Georgia), and state-operated school nutrition programs appear repeatedly across multiple recent opportunities.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Illinois, with scattered activity in Connecticut and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for frozen potato products (french fries, wedges, and tater tots) totaling 120,000 pounds across three truckloads, FOB destination to Salem with delivery within 45 days of order and a 10 percent combined Oregon-vendor preference; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB (HHS0017338) for frozen food products across State Hospitals and State Supported Living Centers statewide, with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and a maximum potential contract value of $19 million over the full contract period; and Ben Hill County Schools' May 2026 IFB for school nutrition products due June 15, 2026, which encompassed frozen produce alongside fresh vegetables, meats, and dairy. These procurements emphasize USDA and FDA compliance, temperature maintenance specifications (typically 0 degrees Fahrenheit or colder at removal and 10 degrees Fahrenheit or less upon delivery), minimum six-month shelf life, palletization standards, and FOB destination delivery with transportation costs prepaid by the vendor.