UNSPSC 50342500: Frozen cherries

Any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus prunus) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342500 Frozen cherries, a Class code, describes state and local procurement of fresh and frozen fruit products for institutional food service, though the recent solicitation record shows no specific frozen cherry buys—instead capturing broader frozen and fresh produce procurement spanning berries, mixed fruits, and specialty produce varieties across school nutrition programs, state health and human services facilities, correctional institutions, and child care organizations. State and local buyers soliciting under or near this code span school districts (primary volume), state health departments, county boards of education, Head Start programs, and county correctional facilities. The work being solicited ranges from single-item commodity buys (frozen berries for Oregon Department of Corrections) to comprehensive multi-category grocery procurements (Texas Health and Human Services Commission statewide food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers, estimated historical value $1.5 million annually); school nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with districts like Douglas County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fulton County Schools, and Rockwood R-VI School District each issuing IFBs or RFPs for fresh produce, frozen foods, and groceries on an annual cycle.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in California, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement (IFB HHS0017660, due July 27, 2026) for Big Spring State Hospital, spanning 110 grocery line items with a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226.36; Head Start of Greater Dallas's procurement of frozen foods, produce, and meat products for child care programs (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026) estimated at $969,460.94 total value; Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line distributor for approximately 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with estimated annual spend around $9 million; and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 produce line items with multi-location delivery. School districts commonly require Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic agricultural content minimum), HACCP plans, food recall procedures, $500,000 to $1 million general liability insurance, firm fixed pricing for contract periods, and delivery to multiple school sites on a weekly basis Monday through Friday during operational hours.