UNSPSC 50342100: Frozen bilberries

The type of fruit known as billberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342100 Frozen bilberries is a Class code that names a single specialty frozen fruit commodity, yet recent state and local procurement activity shows little demand for frozen bilberries specifically. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code reflect broader food service procurement: school nutrition programs, state institutional foodservice (hospitals and supported living centers), child care and Head Start programs, and county correctional facilities are all soliciting comprehensive frozen and fresh food products. The actual buying spans frozen vegetables, frozen berries and mixed fruits, ice cream, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples—not bilberries alone. When a recent solicitation does reference berries, it appears in multi-item grocery buys rather than single-commodity procurements.

State and local issuing bodies in the opportunities block include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, Decatur City Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, Fulton County Schools, Douglas County Schools), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC for Big Spring State Hospital and El Paso State Supported Living Center), county governments (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department, Douglas County), a Head Start agency (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and state departments (New Jersey Department of Human Services, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Georgia). Texas HHSC appears in at least three recent solicitations as a repeat high-volume buyer. The geographic spread includes Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Oregon, New Jersey, and California, with Georgia school districts dominating the sample. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's July 2026 IFB for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (response due July 27, 2026), the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for school lunch program groceries spanning 1,100+ line items (electronic bid due June 30, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas's June 2026 IFB for frozen foods and produce with an estimated value of $969,460.94 (sealed bids due June 24, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving a 30-district cooperative with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two geographic areas (proposals due March 4, 2026). School nutrition programs dominate activity; most contracts run July 1 through June 30 and allow multiple-year renewals. Pricing is firm fixed for the initial term, with adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content are standard across school and cooperative procurements. No evidence supports current market demand for frozen bilberries as a standalone commodity in state and local procurement.