UNSPSC 50342009: Frozen marionberries

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

UNSPSC 50342009 Frozen marionberries, a Commodity code, spans state and local procurement for berries and specialty frozen produce used in institutional food service operations—primarily school nutrition programs, state health and human services facilities, and county corrections systems. The code captures single-line-item and multi-item frozen fruit procurements embedded within larger grocery, food service, and nutrition program solicitations. Issuing bodies soliciting under or adjacent to this code include state health and human services commissions procuring for state hospitals and supported living centers, school districts at the elementary and secondary levels, county boards of education, Head Start organizations, and county corrections departments. Texas entities—particularly the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and school districts across the state—represent the most active recent buyers, but Georgia school districts (Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Fulton County, Douglas County, Henry County, Early County, and others) and municipal school systems in Connecticut and Florida also show strong recent activity. A single representative solicitation directly naming marionberries does not appear in the recent opportunities block; however, UNSPSC 50342009 is tagged on or near opportunities seeking frozen berries as part of comprehensive grocery and produce procurement. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016590 on April 9, 2026 (due April 23, 2026) for one truckload of frozen fruit berries—including blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and marionberries—Grade A or B individually quick frozen, packaged in cases of 10 to 60 pounds, with a six-month minimum shelf life and historical pricing of $0.89 per pound from incumbent Pueblo Trading Company.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Florida, California, Connecticut, Missouri, and Oregon. School nutrition represents the dominant use case, with fresh produce and frozen specialty items appearing in annual food service bids across districts serving thousands of students; state institutional food service (hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities) is the second major use. Most recent school district solicitations (such as Hancock County Schools IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, and Bulloch County IFB #043025 due May 4, 2026) bundle frozen fruits alongside fresh produce, proteins, and staple goods in line-by-line or comprehensive grocery bidding, with contract terms typically running July 1 through June 30 and firm pricing required for the initial period. Federal compliance requirements including Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products) and HACCP standards appear consistently across school and institutional solicitations. Activity is steady through mid-2026, with no signs of demand decline; however, marionberries specifically compete within a broader frozen-berry commodity set, and procurement officers often source mixed berries or specify individual varieties by USDA grade rather than UNSPSC code, making line-item visibility secondary to total frozen-produce and institutional-food volumes.