UNSPSC 50342001: Frozen apache blackberries

The variety of blackberries known as apache blackberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342001 Frozen apache blackberries is a Commodity code that encompasses frozen berry products supplied to state and local institutional food service operations, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. State and local governments procure frozen blackberries and related frozen berry products—often alongside broader frozen produce, fresh fruit, and specialty food items—to support child nutrition services under USDA programs, institutional cafeteria operations at hospitals and state supported living centers, correctional food service, and school breakfast and lunch programs. Recent solicitations show frozen berries solicited as line items within larger grocery or frozen-food RFPs rather than as standalone commodity procurements, with the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing a dedicated ITB in April 2026 for one full truckload (approximately 40,000 pounds) of unsweetened, individually quick frozen berries including blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries at $0.89 per pound historical pricing.

Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Education), county boards of education and school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District), city school systems (City Schools of Decatur, Hillsborough County Public Schools), and county correctional facilities. School nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer category, with frozen berries appearing in multi-thousand-line-item grocery procurements. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, with secondary activity in Oregon, Connecticut, and California. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016590 (posted April 9, 2026, due April 23, 2026) for frozen berries in bulk cases, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 (posted July 13, 2026, due July 27, 2026) for groceries including frozen foods for Big Spring State Hospital with approximately 110 line items spanning proteins and frozen specialties, and the Bulloch County Board of Education IFB #043025 (posted April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026) for comprehensive school nutrition grocery items including frozen vegetables with multiple product categories. Contract periods typically run one fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) with optional renewal terms extending two to four years, and pricing is submitted as firm, fixed unit rates on exhibit pricing sheets with no fuel surcharges permitted.