UNSPSC 50446224: Frozen triple treat squash

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

UNSPSC 50446224, Frozen triple treat squash, is a Commodity code that does not reflect the state and local procurement activity currently tagged to it. Recent solicitations posted under this code span frozen vegetables broadly—carrots, corn, mixed vegetables, and assorted blends—rather than the specific product named. State and local procurement under this code encompasses bulk frozen vegetable supply for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, state hospitals, and state-supported living centers, with purchases typically in full-truckload quantities (40,000 to 120,000 pounds per contract). Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county and municipal school districts, and county correctional facilities. The issuing-body mix skews heavily toward school nutrition programs and state institutional food service operations, with repeat buyers including the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and school districts across Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

Representative recent activity shows the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn through ITB S2910000017451 (due July 24, 2026) at $0.498 per pound; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting supplemental food and consumables including frozen products via IFB HHS0016792V2 for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years); and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing IFB 2000004323 for master grocery K-12 across 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens. Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest—Texas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania generate substantial recent volume—with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. Procurement is steady across school nutrition cycles (concentrated in spring and early summer for July contract starts) and episodic for corrections and institutional buyers. Most awards are made on firm fixed-price FOB destination basis with transportation prepaid by contractor, delivery within 30–45 days of order, and minimum six-month shelf life required at delivery. Set-asides include Oregon resident and in-state processing preferences (5 percent each where applicable), Buy American provisions in school nutrition, and HUB preferences in Texas. Competition is open to established food distributors and specialty frozen vegetable suppliers meeting USDA/FDA compliance and insurance thresholds (typically $1 million general liability minimum).