UNSPSC 50445700: Frozen rutabagas

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

UNSPSC 50445700 Frozen rutabagas (Class) represents a narrow commodity slot within institutional food procurement, but recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct demand for rutabagas specifically. Instead, the code's activity reflects broader frozen-vegetable purchasing by correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs that acquire mixed frozen-vegetable assortments, individual frozen vegetables (corn, green beans, broccoli, potatoes), and related shelf-stable food products as part of comprehensive food-service contracts. The actual buying spans full-service food provision—not rutabagas alone—under which frozen vegetables are one commodity line among dozens. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Gwinnett County Georgia), school districts (Bridgeport, Burke County, Early County Georgia), and special districts managing correctional and state-supported facilities.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple HHSC and TDCJ solicitations), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County correctional facility), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Burke County, Early County school districts), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), Connecticut (Bridgeport school district), and New Jersey (Department of Human Services). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for 360,000 pounds of frozen assorted vegetables (broccoli, corn, green beans, vegetable blends) with bids due August 20, 2026, offering 5–10 percent Oregon-vendor preferences; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017338 for 106 line items of frozen food products across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, estimated at approximately $9 million annually with bids due August 18, 2026; and the Gwinnett County informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables with quotes due October 19, 2026. Price ranges in recent awards show frozen vegetables at $0.30–$0.67 per pound depending on product and volume. Vendors pursuing this code should expect institutional food specifications, FOB-destination delivery, prevailing-wage compliance, insurance requirements ($500,000–$2,000,000), and cooperative multi-award structures typical of state and local nutrition procurement.