UNSPSC 50342502: Frozen brooks cherries

The variety of cherries known as brooks cherries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342502 Frozen brooks cherries, a Commodity code, identifies specialty frozen fruit products that state and local governments purchase for institutional food service — chiefly school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and child care centers. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically for frozen brooks cherries; instead, the code appears overtagged on a broader set of institutional grocery and frozen-food procurements. When frozen berries do appear in solicitations, they are bundled within larger fresh, frozen, and specialty produce categories rather than procured as a discrete line item. The issuing bodies span multiple jurisdiction types: state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC for state hospitals and supported living centers), county school systems and independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Douglas County Schools in Georgia, Henry County Schools in Georgia, Bulloch County Schools in Georgia, Early County Schools in Georgia, Decatur City Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), a Head Start agency (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and a county correctional facility (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department). No single buyer dominates; school districts represent the largest concentration of recent activity.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary pockets in Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumable procurement (IFB HHS0016792, bid due February 23, 2026, covering 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a historical baseline of $4.5 million over three years), the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce solicitation (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 produce line items including berries), and the County of Santa Clara's dried fruits and nuts procurement (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026, for correctional food services). State institutional buyers typically require firm fixed pricing over multi-year terms, substantial insurance coverage, HACCP compliance, and food-recall responsiveness within 72 to 90 hours. School districts emphasize Buy American provisions (51% domestic content for processed products), whole-grain and low-sodium standards, nutritional labeling, and delivery to multiple school sites. Pricing pressure is acute across all segments; awards generally go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders, with price adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service indices or Consumer Price Index benchmarks on six-month cycles.