UNSPSC 50446801: Frozen alfalfa

The type of vegetable known as alfalfa that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446801 Frozen alfalfa (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—frozen alfalfa for animal feed or forage—bears no relation to the opportunities posted under it. The sourcing bodies tagging activity to this code are instead procuring frozen food products for human consumption across institutional food service operations, primarily frozen vegetables (corn, potatoes, mixed assortments), complemented by broader grocery and meal-support contracts. The mismatch between the code's stated commodity and actual procurement activity suggests either a systematic tagging error or a data classification issue in the state and local procurement ecosystem.

Recent opportunities posted under 50446801 span Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, school districts across Georgia (Ben Hill County, Early County, Burke County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Decatur), and counties and municipalities in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Missouri. The Oregon DOC alone issued multiple ITBs for frozen vegetables in the past 60 days—frozen corn (40,000 pounds, ITB S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026), frozen potato products (120,000 pounds, ITB S2910000017439, due July 24, 2026), and frozen assorted vegetables (ITB S2910000016589, due April 23, 2026). School districts issued dozens of food procurement RFPs and IFBs between late February and mid-July 2026, with line-item quantities typically in the hundreds of cases across frozen and fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and staple grocery goods. Geographic concentration reflects states with large institutional populations (Georgia school districts, Texas TDCJ, Texas HHS-managed state hospitals and living centers), but frozen-food procurement appears active nationwide across correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and state health and human services operations.