UNSPSC 50446103: Frozen giant winter spinach

The variety of spinach known as giant winter spinach that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446103 Frozen giant winter spinach is a Commodity code that covers frozen spinach and related frozen vegetable products procured by state and local institutions for food service operations. State and local governments buy frozen spinach primarily through institutional food service contracting—the code sits within the broader family of frozen vegetable commodities used by correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show demand concentrated in large-volume, specification-driven procurements where bidders quote per-pound or per-case pricing on FDA/USDA-compliant products with firm shelf-life and temperature-maintenance requirements, often bundled with other frozen vegetables in multi-item bids rather than as standalone spinach-only awards.

The issuing-body mix reflects heavy representation from state corrections and institutional-care agencies. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs (including frozen corn, assorted blends, carrots, and broccoli) with responses due in late June and July 2026, consistently applying five-percent preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-resident bidders. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response due May 4, 2026) spanning proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, and vegetables for six distribution points. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued two supplemental-food IFBs (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449) covering 210 line items each for state hospitals and state supported living centers, with contract values reaching $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multi-year terms. School districts dominate the second tier of activity: Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Dallas ISD, and multiple Georgia school systems (Bulloch County, Early County, Burke County, Decatur City Schools, Douglas County) posted grocery and food-service bids in March through May 2026, most structured as master-grocery or commodity-category awards covering hundreds of line items and serving 25,000 to 32,000 students daily. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) solicited as-needed food procurement for correctional and school facilities respectively. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Missouri, and Connecticut. The code shows no recent activity specific to frozen spinach alone; instead, spinach appears as one commodity within multi-item frozen-vegetable or general grocery solicitations where it competes with carrots, broccoli, mixed vegetables, and other frozen produce on price and specification compliance.