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 representing a single product line that state and local governments procure for institutional food service — primarily correctional facilities, schools, and health and human services operations. Recent solicitations show frozen potato products (french fries, wedges, tater tots) and assorted frozen vegetables dominating actual procurement activity under related codes, with frozen round red potatoes appearing as one item within broader frozen-vegetable and institutional-food tenders. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code family include correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts and school food authorities (Rockwood R-VI School District, Early County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county governments (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania). Oregon's Department of Corrections has posted multiple recent frozen-vegetable ITBs with ten-percent combined state-vendor preferences, establishing a repeat buyer pattern in the region.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with Georgia (multiple school districts, state agencies), Texas (TDCJ, HHSC, school districts), Oregon (ODOC), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Illinois (state procurement) showing the most recent solicitation volume. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for frozen french fries and potato products (Solicitation S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026) seeking 120,000 pounds across three truckloads at $0.3811 per pound (January 2026 prior award), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for supplemental food and consumables (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) covering NIGP classes 385, 390, 380, and 393 with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix by volume, typically bundling potatoes with broader grocery and produce procurement under National School Lunch Program compliance; correctional facilities procure potato products as commodity staples in large volumes at fixed unit pricing FOB destination with delivery within thirty to forty-five days. Pricing remains firm for contract periods ranging from one to three years, with escalation permitted only on documented market indices (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Consumer Price Index) or manufacturer cost increases exceeding five percent. No set-asides specific to this commodity appear in recent solicitations, though Oregon consistently applies ten-percent combined preferences for state-fabricated goods and resident bidders.