UNSPSC 50446706: Frozen japanese yams

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

UNSPSC 50446706 Frozen japanese yams is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within institutional food procurement, yet the recent solicitation activity shows no state or local government purchases specifically targeting frozen Japanese yams. Instead, state and local buyers tag broader frozen vegetable and food service contracts with this code while actually procuring generic frozen vegetables—corn, assorted blends, green beans, broccoli, potato products, and mixed vegetables—for correctional facilities, schools, state hospitals, and human services centers. The code appears to serve as a catch-all classification for specialty or miscellaneous frozen produce items rather than representing an actively managed commodity line. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services commissions (Texas), state veterans homes (Illinois), county governments (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Gwinnett County, Georgia), school districts (multiple Georgia and Connecticut districts), and municipal school boards (Bridgeport, Connecticut). The mix reflects heavy reliance on institutional food service buyers—correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, veterans homes, and K-12 nutrition programs—rather than commercial or retail grocery procurement.

Geographic activity clusters in the South and Southwest, with Texas leading through multiple HHSC procurements for state hospitals and supported living centers; Oregon seeing regular Department of Corrections frozen vegetable contracts; Pennsylvania and Georgia conducting county and school district food bids; and Illinois serving the Veterans Home at Quincy. Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables (broccoli, corn, green beans, mixed blends) due August 20, 2026, offering a 10 percent combined state-vendor preference; Texas HHSC's IFB for frozen food products valued at approximately $9 million annually across state hospitals and living centers statewide, with a single-vendor preference and weekly or monthly delivery to 18 qualified ordering entities, due August 18, 2026; and Gwinnett County's informal written quote for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable and frozen food items due October 19, 2026, with delivery required to the Senior Services Center. The code shows steady activity in large-volume institutional contracts with firm fixed pricing, temperature-controlled delivery specifications, FDA/USDA compliance requirements, and preference or set-aside programs favoring Oregon processors or state residents where applicable, but no evidence of active demand for frozen Japanese yams as a distinct product specification.