UNSPSC 50342000: Frozen blackberries

The usually black or dark purple juicy but seedy edible aggregate fruit of various brambles of the rose family that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342000 Frozen blackberries, a Class code, represents a narrow commodity line within the broader fresh and frozen produce categories that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and specialized federal benefit distributions. Recent state and local opportunities show frozen blackberries appearing as one item among hundreds in large multi-category grocery and produce solicitations rather than as standalone line items, indicating the commodity is typically bundled with broader frozen fruit and vegetable procurement rather than purchased in isolation. The issuing bodies span school districts (elementary through secondary), state health and human services agencies operating institutional facilities, county boards of education, and regional food distribution programs serving child and adult care facilities. Repeat procurement activity centers on Georgia school systems and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which regularly issue multi-million-dollar food service contracts encompassing dozens of frozen fruit and vegetable line items.

The geographic concentration of recent activity is highest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), which spans proteins, prepared foods, and beverages across 110 line items; the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB BNB052266 for grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026), encompassing over 1,100 line items with frozen products subject to Buy American provisions and nutrition standards; Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for frozen foods, produce, and meat products under CACFP requirements (bids due June 24, 2026), with total estimated procurement value of $969,460.94; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce including berries (due June 26, 2026). Frozen blackberries appear within these broader scopes rather than as a standalone commodity; pursuit of this code requires vendors to position frozen berry supply as part of comprehensive frozen-fruit and produce-distribution capabilities serving institutional food service operations.