UNSPSC 50446701: Frozen african bitter yams

The variety of yams known as african bitter yams that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446701 Frozen african bitter yams is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity for the product named in the code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code actually solicit frozen vegetables broadly—corn, mixed assortments, carrots, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, and stir-fry blends—along with comprehensive grocery and food service contracts spanning meats, dairy, produce, and prepared items. None of the posted opportunities name African bitter yams or any yam products. The mismatch suggests either tagging error or that African bitter yams represent a negligible line item within larger frozen-vegetable or institutional food-service procurements that the system has classified under this narrow code.

State and local buyers posting frozen-vegetable and food-service contracts include Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, multiple Georgia school districts (Bulloch County, Burke County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham, City Schools of Decatur), Illinois state agencies, Texas and Pennsylvania correctional facilities, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, and the City of Bridgeport Connecticut Board of Education. Most activity concentrates in the South and upper Midwest, with standout repeat buyers being the Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs posted in February through July 2026) and Georgia school districts (multiple food procurements across spring and early summer 2026). A few representative opportunities: Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026) and frozen potato products (120,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026) with five percent Oregon-source and resident-bidder preferences; Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought supplemental food and consumables including frozen specialty foods for state hospitals and supported living centers (210 line items, responses due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years); and Fairfax County Public Schools solicited Master Grocery K-12 contracts for 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus distribution kitchens (bids due April 27, 2026, firm fixed pricing F.O.B. destination, no specific budget disclosed). If pursuing, focus on institutional food service rather than specialty produce—the code's nominal scope does not map to posted opportunities.