UNSPSC 50446111: Frozen savoy spinach

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

UNSPSC 50446111 Frozen savory spinach is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of frozen spinach and related frozen vegetable products for institutional food service, particularly within correctional facilities, state hospitals, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services operations. Recent solicitations show this code applied broadly across frozen vegetable procurement—the Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables (corn, assorted blends, and mixed vegetables) totaling hundreds of thousands of pounds annually, while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and its partner agencies procure frozen food products including vegetables for state hospitals and supported living centers on contracts valued at millions of dollars. The issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county governments (particularly county correctional facilities and senior services), school districts, and state institutions, with Oregon and Texas representing the most active recent buyers. Procurement vehicles include informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations to bid (ITB and IFB), and requests for proposals (RFP), with awards typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting detailed product specifications.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, and New Jersey based on recent solicitations. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple frozen vegetable ITBs with response dates in July and August 2026, offering combined Oregon-vendor preferences up to 10 percent and awarding on lowest-bid basis; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017338 in July 2026 (bids due August 18) for approximately 106 line items of frozen food products including vegetables across 18 ordering entities statewide, with an estimated annual volume of $9 million and maximum potential contract value of $19 million. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania solicited groceries and related items for its correctional facility (Solicitation 726, bids due September 30, 2026), and Gwinnett County, Georgia requested informal quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of food items including canned vegetables for senior services (Solicitation PE77023NONST2027000000782, quotes due October 19, 2026). School districts and state institutional food services represent growing volume—the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items including frozen products subject to Buy American and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance (bids due June 30, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) both issued food bids encompassing frozen vegetables under their National School Lunch Program procurement in May–June 2026. Contract terms typically run 12 months with renewal or extension options; delivery frequency ranges from as-needed to weekly, with FOB destination and temperature maintenance requirements standard for frozen products.