UNSPSC 50445606: Frozen yellow potatoes

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

UNSPSC 50445606 Frozen yellow potatoes, a Commodity code, covers frozen potato products — french fries, wedges, tater tots, and specialty potato preparations — that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, primarily correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. The code shows robust recent activity across a diverse issuing-body mix: state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, school districts ranging from large urban systems to rural county boards of education, and county correctional facilities. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, having posted multiple frozen vegetable solicitations in recent months; Texas state agencies (TDCJ, HHSC) and Georgia school districts also show consistent procurement under adjacent frozen-food codes.

Recent opportunities confirm the actual scope of purchasing under this code. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017439 on July 10, 2026, requesting bids for approximately 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products (french fries, wedges, and tater tots) in IQF format, FOB destination to Salem, with bids due July 24, 2026 and a 5% in-state preference for Oregon-fabricated goods plus an additional 5% for resident bidders headquartered in Oregon. The same agency's earlier ITB S2910000016071 (posted February 19, 2026) for frozen carrots and subsequent frozen vegetable solicitations demonstrate the code's consistent application to large-volume commodity buys supporting correctional and institutional feeding. Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0016792V2 (posted May 19, 2026) encompassed 210 line items including frozen specialty foods across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years. School districts including Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Fairfax County (Virginia), and multiple Georgia boards of education actively solicit frozen grocery and produce items that sit adjacent to or overlap this code's scope. Activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Pennsylvania; the code shows highest velocity in state correctional and health-services procurement, followed by school-district purchasing.