UNSPSC 50342506: Frozen black schmidt cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342506 Frozen black schmidt cherries is a Commodity code that captures frozen specialty fruit procurement for institutional food service. State and local governments buy frozen berries and specialty fruits under this code primarily to support school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and child care operations. Recent solicitations show a mix of single-item procurements (frozen berry specifications) embedded within broader grocery and food-service contracts where berries represent one line item among dozens or hundreds. The work spans frozen fruit sourcing to individual frozen-novelty and prepared-food categories, with vendors required to meet USDA grades, temperature and shelf-life requirements, HACCP compliance, and often Buy American domestic-sourcing mandates.

Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, New Jersey Department of Human Services), county and city school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bulloch County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County Schools in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county corrections facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department), state correctional agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections), Head Start child care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and state institutional facilities (Texas state hospitals and supported living centers). The geographic spread covers Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, and Oregon, with the heaviest recent activity in Texas state facilities and Georgia school districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), which included frozen fruit among 110 line items with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016590 for 40,000 pounds of frozen berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries) due April 23, 2026, with the previous contractor paid $0.89 per pound; and multiple school-district RFPs and IFBs across Georgia and Florida incorporating frozen produce line items within comprehensive food-supply contracts due between March and June 2026.