UNSPSC 50446850: Frozen purslane

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

UNSPSC 50446850 Frozen purslane, a Commodity code, does not align with the actual state and local procurement activity identified in recent solicitations. The source contains no recent opportunities specifically requesting frozen purslane; instead, state and local buyers are actively procuring frozen vegetables across a much broader commodity spectrum—frozen corn, carrots, mixed vegetables, assorted blends, and specialty frozen entrees—along with comprehensive grocery and food service supply contracts that encompass frozen products as one line item among hundreds.

State and local procurement under frozen-vegetable codes reflects institutional food service demand driven by correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and health and human services agencies. Issuing bodies span the Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple ITBs for frozen corn, carrots, and assorted vegetables in recent weeks), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (cafeteria food products), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (supplemental food and consumables statewide), and school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania bidding master grocery contracts and nutrition program supply. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted at least four frozen-vegetable solicitations since April 2026 alone, indicating consistent institutional demand. Geographic concentration is strongest in Oregon, Texas, and Georgia, with meaningful activity in Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic corridor. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections S2910000017451 (40,000 pounds frozen corn, ITB due July 24, 2026) and S2910000017439 (120,000 pounds frozen potato products, ITB due July 24, 2026), both offering five percent state-goods and five percent resident-bidder preferences for a combined ten percent preference advantage; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission HHS0017449 (food and consumables for El Paso State Supported Living Center, IFB due July 13, 2026) with historical annual value of $1.5 million; and Fairfax County Public Schools 2000004323 (Master Grocery K-12 term contract, IFB due April 27, 2026) serving 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens. School nutrition programs consistently emphasize Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP compliance, whole-grain and low-sodium specifications, and firm fixed pricing with price adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data. Contract terms typically run July through June aligned to school fiscal years, with renewal options extending one to four additional years. Correctional facilities and institutional food service buyers favor per-pound or per-case pricing with FOB destination delivery and standard insurance requirements ($1 million general liability per occurrence, often $2 million aggregate).