UNSPSC 50342015: Frozen youngberries

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

UNSPSC 50342015 Frozen youngberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure frozen berries through this code almost exclusively for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, detention and correctional facilities, state hospitals, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show youngberries appearing alongside broader frozen-fruit buys; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB explicitly names "blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries, or other varieties" of unsweetened, individually quick frozen (IQF) berries in plastic-lined cardboard cases. School districts and state health and human services agencies dominate the issuing-body mix. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple food-procurement IFBs covering statewide state hospitals and supported living centers; Texas also appears frequently through institutional school nutrition bids from individual districts (Bulloch County, Early County, Hancock County, Henry County, and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; City Schools of Decatur in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut). County sheriffs' departments and correctional facilities (Santa Clara County California, Oregon Department of Corrections) also buy frozen fruit through related commodity codes.

Geographic concentration spans the Southeast, Texas, and California. Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County), with secondary activity in Texas institutional procurement (HHSC, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Western states (Oregon Department of Corrections, Santa Clara County). Representative recent buys include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792, due February 23, 2026, covering 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers across 23 facilities, with $4.5 million maximum potential value); the Oregon Department of Corrections' frozen berry ITB (S2910000016590, due April 23, 2026, seeking one truckload of 40,000 pounds of unsweetened IQF berries at historical pricing of $0.89 per pound); Head Start of Greater Dallas' grocery-products IFB (IFB No. 26-GP, due June 24, 2026, requiring primary and secondary suppliers for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce for child-care programs, totaling $969,460.94); and the Hancock County Board of Education fresh-produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ line items of fresh produce including berries—blackberry, pineberry, raspberry, strawberry—for school nutrition).