UNSPSC 50445703: Frozen best of all rutabagas

The variety of rutabagas known as best of all rutabagas that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445703 Frozen best of all rutabagas is a Commodity code capturing the narrow category of a specific frozen vegetable product, though state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct relevance to the code's nominal scope. Recent solicitations tagged to this code reveal that state and local governments are instead buying broad-based food procurement for institutional food service—including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state supported living centers, senior services, and state veterans' homes. The actual work involves sourcing shelf-stable and frozen food staples (proteins, grains, vegetables, dairy, condiments, bread, and paper products) in bulk quantities, with vendors responding to line-item bids specifying brands, portion sizes, delivery windows, temperature maintenance, USDA compliance, and HACCP certification. Issuing bodies span county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County, Montgomery County), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, State of Illinois, State of New Jersey), school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools), and regional food distribution programs. Texas HHSC and the Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent solicitations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' purchase of approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (IFB PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections procurement of 360,000 pounds of frozen vegetables including broccoli, corn, and green beans (ITB S2910000017692, due August 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. PST); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's procurement of frozen food products across state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide estimated at approximately $9 million annually with a maximum potential contract value of $19 million (IFB HHS0017338, due August 18, 2026). School districts are actively bidding nutrition programs with Buy American provisions, whole-grain requirements, and USDA compliance mandates; institutional buyers universally require firm fixed pricing, F.O.B. destination delivery with prepaid freight, temperature-controlled transport, and compliance with federal nutrition standards and state prevailing-wage requirements where applicable.