UNSPSC 50342507: Frozen black tartarian cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342507 Frozen black tartarian cherries is a Commodity code that names a single specialty frozen fruit product, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct purchasing of the named item. Instead, the code appears in a broader ecosystem of frozen-fruit and frozen-vegetable solicitations where state and local buyers procure frozen produce as components of larger food-service contracts serving institutions, schools, and social-service programs. The actual buying under codes proximate to this commodity spans frozen mixed vegetables, frozen apples, and assorted frozen fruit and vegetable line items embedded within institutional grocery procurements for state hospitals, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and child-care facilities. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (notably Texas HHSC), state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state education agencies, county boards of education (Hancock County, Early County, Gwinnett County), city school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education), and specialized procurement entities serving child-care programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas Health and Human Services Commission emerges as a high-volume repeat buyer, issuing multiple IFBs for frozen-food products and supplemental food and consumables across state hospital and state supported living center networks statewide.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Texas, with HHSC procurements spanning multiple institutional locations and contract values ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million annually; Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, New Jersey, and North Carolina also show recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 for Frozen Food Products (posted July 17, 2026, bids due August 18, 2026) covering 106 line items of frozen baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, and vegetables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' solicitation S2910000017684 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples (posted August 5, 2026, bids due August 19, 2026) with a 10% combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders; and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery-items bid BNB052266 (posted June 30, 2026, deadline June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items including frozen products subject to Buy American provisions and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The code itself sees no solicitation explicitly naming frozen black tartarian cherries as a standalone procurement; the commodity remains embedded within larger institutional food-service contracts where it may be specified as one line item among dozens or remain unbid across most opportunities.