UNSPSC 50445704: Frozen marian rutabagas

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

UNSPSC 50445704 Frozen marine rutabagas is a Commodity code, but the recent opportunities in the source do not align with its stated scope. The code nominally covers a single frozen vegetable product, yet the opportunities block contains solicitations for broader frozen and fresh produce procurement, institutional food service supply contracts, school nutrition programs, and unrelated software and educational materials. The disconnect between the code designation and the actual work being bought suggests that state and local procurement offices have either misclassified these opportunities or use this code number as a catch-all for broader frozen-vegetable-related purchasing that extends well beyond rutabagas.

The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, school districts, and county governments across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and other jurisdictions. Oregon Department of Corrections appears most frequently as a repeat buyer, posting multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs between February and July 2026 for carrots, mixed vegetables, assorted blends, and corn in volumes ranging from 40,000 to 400,000 pounds per solicitation. The most recent posted opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017451 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen corn, due July 24, 2026, with pricing referenced at $0.498 per pound from a prior award, and Oregon's ITB S2910000017439 for three full truckloads (120,000 pounds) of frozen potato products, also due July 24, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited frozen food and consumables for state supported living centers and hospitals with a prior contract value of $1.5 million for a single-year period. School districts in Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Texas have issued comprehensive food procurement RFPs and IFBs covering hundreds of line items, though frozen vegetables represent only a portion of these broader nutrition contracts. Geographic activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Texas, and the Southeast (Georgia), with scattered activity in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.