UNSPSC 50446816: Frozen cha-om

The type of vegetable known as cha-om that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446816 Frozen cha-om (Commodity) does not match the scope of work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific frozen Thai vegetable product, but recent opportunities consistently solicit frozen vegetables of broader categories—frozen corn, frozen carrots, frozen mixed vegetables, and frozen assorted blends—along with comprehensive grocery and food service products for correctional facilities, school districts, and state health and human services agencies. State and local procurement offices are using this code to tag solicitations for general frozen vegetable supply, bulk frozen produce for institutional food service, and multi-item grocery contracts, not narrow commodity-specific purchases of cha-om. The mismatch reflects common classification variance in state and local systems where commodities are often tagged at a higher-level code than their formal definition warrants, particularly when sourcing officers prioritize pragmatic supply-category alignment over strict UNSPSC taxonomy.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in three issuing-body categories: state departments of corrections (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ), school districts and boards of education (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Burke County Public Schools, Early County Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, and others across Georgia), and state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Texas Department of State Health Services). Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas TDCJ are repeat buyers, each posting multiple frozen vegetable and institutional food service solicitations since February 2026. The geographic spread spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Illinois, with the heaviest concentration in the Southeast (Georgia school districts, Texas state agencies) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon DOC). Representative recent opportunities include Oregon DOC's ITB for 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn (S2910000017451, due July 24, 2026), Texas TDCJ cafeteria food products across five distribution points (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract spanning 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). Solicitations uniformly specify FOB destination delivery, firm fixed pricing per pound or per unit, Buy American compliance where federal funding applies, HACCP plan requirements, and insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence depending on facility type and contract value.