UNSPSC 50446403: Frozen black plum tomatoes

The variety of tomatoes known as black plum tomatoes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446403 Frozen black plum tomatoes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity shows no relevant opportunities tagged under this specific code. The source contains multiple frozen-food procurement solicitations from Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, school districts across Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and other jurisdictions, along with fresh-produce and broad grocery-procurement opportunities from state agencies and municipalities. None of these opportunities explicitly reference frozen black plum tomatoes; instead, they focus on frozen corn, frozen potatoes (french fries and wedges), frozen assorted vegetables (green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, stir-fry blend, peas, mixed vegetables, carrots, and assorted blends), fresh produce, eggs, and comprehensive grocery staples. The tagged opportunities appear to be a result of broader frozen-food and commodity-sourcing classifications rather than a specific demand signal for this tomato variety.

The activity does confirm that state correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies, school districts, and county governments procure frozen vegetables regularly in substantial volumes—Oregon DOC alone has bid multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs for 40,000 to 400,000 pounds per solicitation, with pricing historically ranging from $0.40 to $0.69 per pound—but the opportunities do not extend to frozen black plum tomatoes specifically. If this code is active in state and local procurement, it likely operates below the visibility threshold of recent postings, or bidders are classified under broader frozen-vegetable or commodity-code categories. A vendor pursuing this commodity should monitor Oregon DOC (ODOC), Texas HHSC, state correctional systems generally, and large school district nutrition programs for potential applications, but should not rely on the current posting stream as a proxy for market demand at this eight-digit commodity level.