UNSPSC 50446116: Frozen wild spinach

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

UNSPSC 50446116 Frozen wild spinach, a Commodity code, covers individual frozen vegetable products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service — primarily schools, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show demand for frozen spinach as part of broader frozen vegetable buys, though frozen wild spinach per se appears in the mix alongside corn, french fries, assorted vegetable blends, and mixed vegetables supplied to correctional departments, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The code sits within a larger institutional food procurement ecosystem where frozen vegetables anchor bulk food sourcing for on-premise meal preparation.

State and local buyers soliciting frozen vegetables include state corrections departments (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services commissions (Texas), county correctional facilities (Pennsylvania), school districts (Georgia, Connecticut), and state veteran facilities (Illinois). Oregon's Department of Corrections and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear frequently across multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs and IFBs posted between May and August 2026. Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017692 (360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables including broccoli, vegetable blends, corn, and green beans, due August 20, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017338 (106 line items of frozen food products including frozen vegetables, estimated annual value $9 million, due August 18, 2026), the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services rebid T1103 (frozen mixed vegetables for DSS nutrition assistance, due June 17, 2026), and multiple school district food bids across Georgia and Connecticut emphasizing frozen produce as part of National School Lunch Program compliance (Buy American provisions, whole-grain and low-sodium requirements). Activity clusters in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut, with Texas and Oregon showing the highest recent solicitation frequency.