UNSPSC 50446856: Frozen taro

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

UNSPSC 50446856 Frozen taro is a Commodity code whose title does not align with the recent state and local solicitations. The opportunities in the source are for frozen vegetables and grocery staples—frozen corn, carrots, mixed vegetables, and assorted frozen-vegetable blends—not frozen taro. Recent state and local purchasing under this code classification spans correctional facilities, school districts, and public health institutions acquiring frozen commodity vegetables for institutional food service.

The issuing-body mix includes state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), school districts of varying sizes (Fairfax County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Decatur City Schools), and county facilities (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania correctional operations). Oregon's Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs in recent months. Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia school districts, a strong cluster) and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon corrections), with additional solicitations from Texas state health agencies, Pennsylvania counties, and Virginia school systems. Recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for frozen corn due July 24, 2026, and a parallel ODOC ITB for frozen potato products (french fries and wedges) also closing July 24, 2026, both under the state's 10 percent combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-vendor preference structure; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center closing July 13, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 closing April 27, 2026. The code shows substantial recent activity but inconsistency between its nominal scope (frozen taro) and what state and local governments are actually buying (commodity frozen vegetables), indicating either a source-system miscoding issue or drift in how jurisdictions tag frozen-vegetable procurements.