UNSPSC 50341809: Frozen aurea barberries

The variety of barberries known as aurea barberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50341809 Frozen aurea barberries, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The code appears to tag a highly specialized frozen fruit product that does not align with the scope of recent state and local solicitations, which instead procure broad-based frozen food and grocery items for schools, correctional facilities, and human services agencies. The available recent opportunities under this code—including bids from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for Big Spring State Hospital, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Head Start of Greater Dallas, and multiple Georgia school districts—involve comprehensive frozen and fresh produce procurement spanning dozens or hundreds of line items across proteins, prepared foods, dairy, vegetables, fruits, and condiments. None of these solicitations explicitly name frozen aurea barberries or specialty frozen berries as a standalone procurement line. The code's narrow commodity definition does not match the generalist food-service purchasing pattern evident in recent state and local RFPs and IFBs.

The issuing bodies pursuing grocery and frozen food procurement include state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), city and county school districts across Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, California, and Texas, county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department), and state-supported living centers. Geographic activity spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and California, with school nutrition programs and institutional food service representing the dominant buyers. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB for Big Spring State Hospital groceries (response due July 27, 2026), Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery items IFB supporting the National School Lunch Program (response due June 30, 2026), and Hancock County Schools' June 2026 fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (response due June 26, 2026). Bidders pursuing this code should treat it as a watch category with low near-term relevance unless they supply frozen aurea barberries as a component of broader frozen-fruit offerings to institutional buyers.