UNSPSC 50341901: Frozen alpine bearberries

The variety of bearberries known as alpine bearberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50341901 Frozen alpine bearberries (Commodity) spans a narrow product category with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to the code's literal scope. The source shows no solicitations specifically requesting frozen alpine bearberries; instead, the opportunities tagged under this code predominantly cover broad grocery and food service procurement for state institutions, school districts, and correctional facilities. State and local buyers under codes near this tier solicit frozen produce, berries, and food consumables as line items within larger grocery and nutrition programs, not as standalone specialty items. The issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC), county school systems (Hancock County, Fulton County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham), city school districts (Bridgeport, Decatur, Rockwood), county correction facilities (Santa Clara), state institutions (Oregon Department of Corrections), and federal-program operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Repeat solicitors include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple IFBs for food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers) and Georgia county school boards (Hancock, Early County, Bulloch, Henry County Schools). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and scattered activity in California, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, and Mississippi. None of the recent opportunities list frozen alpine bearberries as a line item or specification; berries appear as mixed frozen varieties (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries) in commodity procurement for corrections and as produce components within broader school nutrition programs.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017660 (Big Spring State Hospital groceries, due July 27, 2026) and IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026), both requiring firm fixed-unit pricing on 95 percent of line items spanning proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and consumables; neither specifies frozen alpine bearberries as a discrete line item. The Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016590 (frozen fruit berries, posted April 9, 2026, due April 23, 2026) represents the closest match, seeking one full truckload (approximately 40,000 pounds) of unsweetened Grade A or B individually quick frozen berries including blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and Marion berries at $0.89 per pound historical pricing—a bulk commodity procurement that absorbs specialty berry varieties into institutional food service rather than isolating alpine bearberries. School district procurements (Hancock County fresh produce IFB, Savannah-Chatham produce bid, Douglas County RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative) treat produce and berries as line-item commodities within comprehensive food service bids, not specialty frozen products. The code shows material mismatch between its nominal scope and actual recent state and local buying activity; no issuing body has solicited frozen alpine bearberries as a specified product line or contract requirement.