UNSPSC 50342504: Frozen bing cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342504 Frozen bing cherries is a Commodity code representing a single product line within the broader food procurement universe. State and local governments buy frozen bing cherries primarily as ingredients for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers, where they function as components of meal preparation, breakfast items, or snack offerings rather than as standalone consumer products. The recent solicitations show frozen cherries integrated into large multiline grocery and produce bids rather than procured in dedicated single-product solicitations, reflecting their role as one item among hundreds in institutional food service contracts.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, Florida, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's solicitation HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (IFB, bids due July 27, 2026), which specified approximately 110 line items spanning proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport's grocery procurement BNB052266 for the Board of Education (bids due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items including frozen products; and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP seeking approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements with an estimated value of $969,460.94. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services supporting approximately 32,000 meals daily with an estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000. Frozen cherries appear as individual line items within these broader multiproduct contracts rather than as standalone procurements, indicating modest per-unit volumes but consistent demand across institutional feeding programs. Competition intensity at the commodity level remains moderate given the fragmented issuing-body landscape and the prevalence of line-item-level award flexibility allowing multiple vendors to supply different product categories.