UNSPSC 50342007: Frozen jostaberries

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

UNSPSC 50342007 Frozen jostaberries is a Commodity code that captures specialized frozen fruit procurement by state and local governments. The code sees minimal recent activity in state and local solicitations; the most recent opportunities block contains no active jostaberry procurements. State and local agencies that do solicit frozen fruit products under nearby commodity codes (such as frozen mixed vegetables, frozen apples, and broader frozen food categories) typically source through institutions serving vulnerable populations — state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and nutrition assistance programs. These buyers emphasize USDA compliance, strict temperature and shelf-life requirements, delivery scheduling constraints, and firm fixed pricing with minimal adjustment provisions.

Geographic activity for frozen fruit procurement concentrates in Texas (Health and Human Services Commission statewide procurements), Georgia (school districts and state agencies), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Connecticut (school districts), and New Jersey (nutrition assistance). Texas dominates the market through repeated HHSC solicitations for state hospitals and supported living centers, with estimated volumes reaching $9 million to $19 million annually for broad frozen-food contracts. School districts in Georgia, Connecticut, and other states solicit frozen produce alongside fresh items under National School Lunch Program standards. No recent jostaberry-specific solicitations appear in the current dataset; vendors pursuing this code should monitor institutional food-service RFPs and IFBs targeting frozen-fruit commodity categories more broadly, particularly from state health and human services agencies, state hospital systems, and regional school nutrition cooperatives that may include specialty or imported frozen berries as line items within larger produce baskets.