UNSPSC 50342009: Frozen marionberries

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

UNSPSC 50342009 Frozen marionberries, a Commodity code, encompasses frozen berry products procured by state and local governments primarily for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and state healthcare facilities. Recent solicitations show state agencies and school districts purchasing frozen marionberries as part of broader grocery, produce, and food-service line-item bids rather than as standalone specialty commodities. The code sits within institutional food procurement where frozen fruit items compete alongside fresh and processed alternatives on line-item pricing sheets and are evaluated on unit cost, specification compliance, delivery reliability, and quality metrics such as shelf life and product integrity.

Activity concentrates in Texas state healthcare procurement, Georgia school districts, and broader state institutional feeding programs. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for frozen food products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers, with frozen produce and specialty items typically bundled into comprehensive food-service contracts; the estimated annual volume across HHSC frozen-food procurements reaches approximately $9 million. Georgia school boards (Hancock County, Early County) and other districts solicit fresh and frozen produce line-item bids under National School Lunch Program requirements with Buy American provisions and domestic sourcing preferences. The Oregon Department of Corrections recently solicited 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (S2910000017684, due August 19, 2026, with prior awardee Robbins Sales), offering combined state-of-origin and resident-bidder preferences totaling up to 10 percent. New Jersey's Department of Human Services rebid frozen vegetables for distribution and support services nutrition programs (26DPP01307, due June 17, 2026). Pricing in recent awards reflects commodity-market volatility, with historical baselines ranging from $0.797 per pound (Oregon apples, September 2024) to embedded unit costs within multi-line institutional contracts. School districts and state healthcare agencies typically require firm pricing for 12 to 24 months, compliance with USDA grading and food-safety standards, palletized delivery within specified temperature and shelf-life windows, and vendor maintenance of HACCP documentation and product-recall procedures.