UNSPSC 50454122: Frozen organic salsify

The variety of organic herbs known as organic salsify that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50454122 Frozen organic salsify, a Commodity code, does not see meaningful recent activity under its nominal scope. State and local governments posting food procurements over the past five months have tagged opportunities under this code designation, but the actual solicitations span broad food-service categories—shelf-stable groceries, frozen vegetables and entrees, dairy, proteins, canteen items, and consumable supplies—rather than frozen salsify specifically. The issuing bodies include state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and special-purpose institutions (state supported living centers). The scope of work reflects institutional food service and facility supply chains, not specialty produce procurement.

The code shows activity concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with smaller presence in Illinois and at the county level. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 11, 2026, historical value $1.5 million), Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables for the Department of Community Services (quotes due October 19, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic TDCJ warehouse locations (response deadline May 4, 2026, approximately 382 line items). The mismatch between the code's nominal commodity—frozen organic salsify—and the broad institutional food-service work actually being solicited suggests either miscoding in state procurement systems or incidental inclusion of frozen vegetables within larger supply contracts. This code does not reflect a distinct procurement market for frozen salsify under state and local auspices.