UNSPSC 50342014: Frozen thornless hull blackberries

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

UNSPSC 50342014 Frozen thornless hull blackberries is a Commodity code representing a single frozen fruit product line. State and local procurement under this code focuses on bulk supply of IQF blackberries to institutional food service operations—primarily school districts, state health agencies, county correctional facilities, and child-care operators serving federal meal programs. The specific product appears occasionally within larger frozen-fruit and grocery procurements rather than as a standalone line item; when it appears, it is one SKU among dozens or hundreds in comprehensive food service bids.

Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county school systems (Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Fulton County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Henry County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Bulloch County Board of Education), city school systems (Rockwood R-VI School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), Head Start agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and correctional or institutional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff Department of Correction). School nutrition programs and USDA-funded meal services dominate recent activity. Recent opportunities show frozen blackberries as part of larger RFPs and IFBs: the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital groceries (due July 27, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education IFB for over 1,100 grocery items (due June 30, 2026), and the Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat (due June 24, 2026). Geographic spread centers on Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, California, Missouri, Florida, New Jersey, and Oregon, with Texas particularly active through HHSC's statewide facility contracts. Most solicitations specify firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, Buy American compliance at 51 percent minimum domestic content for processed products, delivery within 24 to 30 days of order, and HACCP/food safety certification. Payment terms typically run Net 30 to Net 45 days. Contract terms generally span one year with renewal options of two to four additional years. No recent opportunities explicitly list frozen thornless hull blackberries as a separately line-itemized commodity; instead, the code represents one potential fill-line within broader frozen-fruit, frozen-food, or comprehensive grocery bids where responsiveness to specification and competitively lowest pricing determine award.