UNSPSC 50202303: Frozen juices

UNSPSC 50202303 Frozen juices is a Commodity code capturing state and local procurement of frozen juice products for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and concession operations. Recent solicitations show governments buying frozen juices as part of broader dairy and juice bundled procurements, institutional cafeteria supply contracts, and park concession food service operations. The buying mix reflects school districts as the dominant issuing body, followed by state institutional facilities (supported-living centers, state-operated institutions), county parks departments, and municipal school systems. School districts in particular solicit juice products regularly as part of compliance with National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program requirements, often bundled with milk and dairy products under single contracts. State agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Human Services, Georgia purchasing offices) also source juices for institutional meal service. Cities and counties use the code less frequently, appearing primarily in park concession food-service contracts and municipal school board procurements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted two separate IFBs in August 2026 for canteen and food-service groceries (including frozen products) due August 25, 2026 at Mexia State Supported Living Center, with historical FY25 values of $160,500 and $158,000 respectively. Pinellas County Schools (Florida) solicited milk, dairy, and juice products via sealed electronic bid due June 11, 2026, valued at approximately $22.5 million over two years across three product groups with firm fixed pricing for non-dairy juices. New Haven Board of Education (Connecticut) requested dairy and juice proposals due June 23, 2026 via RFP for 2026–27 school year serving 17,500–19,000 meals daily, with estimated juice volumes around 1 million units and mandatory 25% MBE/WBE participation. Illinois Department of Human Services posted a small-purchase bid for juices at Shapiro Center (Kankakee) due June 10, 2026. School districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County, Early County, Burke County) and Texas (Northside Independent School District) included juice in comprehensive food procurements due May–June 2026, typically on IFB basis with firm pricing for 30–180 days post-award and subsequent escalation tied to USDA or Consumer Price Index benchmarks. Buy American requirements (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content) appear consistently across school district and state institutional contracts.