UNSPSC 50446108: Frozen medania spinach

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

UNSPSC 50446108 Frozen medania spinach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under recent solicitations tagged with this code. The opportunities posted show procurement of diverse frozen vegetable products — frozen corn, frozen potato products (french fries and wedges), frozen assorted vegetables, and frozen carrots — solicited by the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, school districts across Georgia and Missouri, and county correctional facilities. State and local buyers use this code to procure bulk frozen vegetables for institutional food service, primarily cafeterias in schools, correctional facilities, and state hospitals. The issuing bodies span corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, independent school districts, county school boards, and county facilities. Oregon's Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple frozen vegetable solicitations in recent months. The code shows activity across Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Illinois, with school nutrition programs and correctional food service driving the volume of recent solicitations.

Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for frozen corn (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026, seeking 40,000 pounds at historical pricing near $0.50 per pound) and frozen potato products (S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026, seeking 120,000 pounds at prior pricing of $0.3811 per pound). The City of Bridgeport Board of Education issued a comprehensive grocery RFP (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, closed) covering over 1,100 line items including frozen products under the National School Lunch Program with Buy American requirements and blind product testing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables (HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026) under NIGP food service categories, with prior spending guidance of $1.5 million annually. Smaller school districts including Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Early County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Schools (Georgia), and Bulloch County Schools (Georgia) all posted food procurement solicitations in April and May 2026 with response deadlines spanning late April through late June. These solicitations uniformly require Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000, and firm pricing for initial 30- to 60-day periods with adjustment provisions tied to USDA or Consumer Price Index benchmarks.