UNSPSC 50445700: Frozen rutabagas

The type of vegetable known as rutabagas that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445700 Frozen rutabagas is a Class code, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with the nominal scope; the recent opportunities record shows no solicitations for frozen rutabagas. Instead, the opportunities cluster overwhelmingly around frozen vegetables—primarily frozen corn, frozen potatoes (french fries, wedges, tater tots), frozen mixed vegetables, and frozen carrots—as well as broader grocery and food service procurement spanning fresh produce, meats, dairy, and dry goods for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and state institutions.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Savannah-Chatham County, Burke County, Early County, Bulloch County, Fairfax County, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI, Dallas ISD), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of State Health Services), county correctional facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and one city education department (Bridgeport Board of Education, Connecticut). The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear repeatedly across multiple solicitations. Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, with school nutrition procurement seeing the widest footprint. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting bids on approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn through ITB S2910000017451 (due July 24, 2026), the same agency soliciting frozen potato products (french fries, wedges, tater tots) totaling 120,000 pounds under ITB S2910000017439 (due July 24, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools issuing a Master Grocery K-12 term contract through IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026) covering weekly deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide under IFB HHS0016792V2 (originally due February 23, 2026, now extended). Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, firm fixed pricing for initial periods, liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, and E-Verify requirements appear consistently across school and institutional food service solicitations.