UNSPSC 50342503: Frozen bigarreu cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342503 Frozen bigarreu cherries is a Commodity code. State and local governments rarely solicit this specific product in procurement records; the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting frozen bigarreu cherries. Instead, the code appears in broader grocery and food-service procurement activity where frozen fruit may be one line item among hundreds of food products spanning proteins, produce, dairy, and pantry staples. When frozen fruit does appear in these solicitations, it is typically part of comprehensive food-supply contracts for institutional food service—school districts, corrections facilities, state hospitals, and child-care programs—rather than standalone procurement for a single frozen-fruit variety.

The issuing-body mix across recent opportunities is dominated by school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Early County, Decatur, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Fulton County, Douglas County in Georgia; Rockwood in Missouri; Hillsborough in Florida) and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Oregon Department of Corrections). The geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Texas), with activity also in New England (Connecticut), the Midwest (Missouri), and the West (California, Oregon). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), which spans proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, beverages, and food-service packaging across 110 line items; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (due June 30, 2026), covering over 1,100 line items including frozen products with strict whole-grain and nutrition standards; and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026), serving 30 school districts with an estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million combined. Because frozen bigarreu cherries are not explicitly named in any recent solicitation, vendors targeting this code should treat it as a component of broader frozen-fruit or frozen-produce line items within comprehensive institutional food-service contracts rather than a standalone procurement opportunity.