UNSPSC 50446213: Frozen marrow squash

The variety of summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as marrow squash that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446213 Frozen marrow squash is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to procure frozen vegetable products for institutional food service operations, though recent solicitation activity under this specific code is absent from current posting databases. The code nominally describes a single frozen vegetable commodity, yet the recent opportunities dataset shows no active procurement tagged to 50446213 itself. Instead, issuing bodies across state departments, counties, school districts, and correctional facilities are sourcing frozen vegetables through adjacent commodity codes and broader frozen-food family codes — particularly frozen corn (UNSPSC 50445815), frozen assorted vegetables, frozen carrots, and mixed frozen vegetable blends. This pattern reflects how procurement offices often tag multi-item food solicitations to the family or class level rather than to narrow commodity codes, or tag them to whichever vegetable type represents the largest line-item quantity in a given bid. The mismatch between the nominal scope of 50446213 and active procurement activity suggests this code sees limited standalone use in state and local purchasing.

Frozen vegetables generally — across all varieties and codes — move through a consistent buyer set: state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies procuring for state hospitals and supported living centers (Texas HHSC, New Jersey Department of Human Services), school districts and school food authorities (Fairfax County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Douglas County Schools, Early County Schools), and county correctional facilities. Recent Oregon Department of Corrections ITBs for frozen corn (posted July 10, 2026, due July 24, 2026), frozen assorted vegetables (posted June 8, 2026, due June 22, 2026), frozen carrots (posted February 19, 2026, due March 5, 2026), and frozen assorted-blend vegetables (posted April 8 and April 9, 2026) document unit pricing in the $0.38 to $0.69 per-pound range, with Oregon preferences adding up to 10 percent for in-state processors and resident bidders. Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon (multiple ODOC procurements), Texas (TDCJ, HHSC), and Georgia and Illinois school districts, with Pennsylvania and New Jersey correctional and family-services procurement appearing less frequently. Frozen vegetable contracts typically span 12 to 13 weeks for correctional facilities, run full academic or fiscal years (July through June) for schools, and operate on 30- to 45-day delivery schedules from order receipt; pricing remains firm for the initial contract period with potential escalation on a quarterly or semi-annual basis tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index documentation.