UNSPSC 50446503: Frozen manchester market turnips

The variety of turnips known as manchester market turnips that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446503 Frozen manchester market turnips is a Commodity code. State and local governments buying under this code are procuring frozen vegetable products for institutional food service operations—specifically frozen turnips and related frozen vegetable assortments for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and county senior services. Recent solicitations reveal that state and local buyers are treating this code as a line item within broader frozen vegetable and food procurement, often grouped alongside frozen corn, potatoes, broccoli, and mixed vegetable blends rather than as a standalone turnip-specific contract. The work involves supplying grade-compliant frozen vegetables meeting FDA/USDA standards, HACCP regulations, temperature control specifications, and delivery schedules to institutional kitchens and distribution centers.

Issuing bodies include state correctional departments, state health and human services agencies, county governments, school districts, and state veterans' facilities. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Gwinnett County Georgia, and Early County and Burke County school districts in Georgia represent the repeat buyers in the recent opportunities block. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, with scattered activity across other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017692 (Vegetables Frozen, Assorted—360,000 pounds total including turnips, broccoli, corn, and green beans, due August 20, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 (Frozen Food Products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, approximately $9 million estimated annual volume, due August 18, 2026); and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen food items including canned vegetables, due October 19, 2026. All recent opportunities specify FOB destination delivery, firm fixed pricing per unit or pound, compliance with USDA grading and HACCP certification, and preference programs where applicable (Oregon's 10% combined in-state preference; Texas HUB subcontracting requirements where triggered). Procurement velocity is steady across Q2–Q4 2026, with multiple large-volume state contracts and school district bids active simultaneously.