UNSPSC 50342508: Frozen fiesta bing cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342508 Frozen fiesta bing cherries, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct recent procurement activity in state and local solicitations despite the code's narrow, specific product name. The recent opportunities blocks reveal instead a broad institutional food purchasing pattern across multiple state and local issuers: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) procurement for state hospitals and supported living centers, county boards of education in Georgia and Mississippi, New Jersey's Department of Human Services for nutrition assistance programs, school districts in Connecticut and Texas, Head Start providers, and county park and recreation departments. What state and local governments actually buy under frozen-fruit commodity codes spans institutional bulk food procurement—frozen vegetables, prepared entrees, proteins, dairy, bakery items, and specialty frozen products delivered to central distribution centers, school kitchens, facility cafeterias, and park concessions. Line-item bidding predominates; vendors must meet exact pack sizes, brand specifications, USDA grading or commodity standards where applicable, delivery windows (typically 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday), and temperature or shelf-life guarantees. Firms pursuing this code compete on unit pricing, specification compliance, delivery reliability, and past performance verification through state vendor-tracking systems. Buy American provisions and domestic-content requirements appear in school nutrition and federal-funded programs; Texas HHSC contracts often run September through August with Consumer Price Index adjustment clauses capped at single-digit increases.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHSC statewide procurement for multiple facilities), Georgia (county boards of education), and to a lesser extent New Jersey, Connecticut, and Oregon. Recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026 include the Texas HHSC frozen food products IFB (HHS0017338V1, August 18, 2026 due date, approximately $9 million annual volume), Hancock County Board of Education fresh-produce IFB in Georgia (June 26, 2026 due date, including multiple apple varieties and berries), Early County Board of Education food and non-food products IFB in Georgia (June 8, 2026 due date), Collier County food services ITN in Florida (March 6, 2025 due date, subject to local-vendor preference), Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB grocery products (June 24, 2026 due date, $969,460.94 total estimated value), and New Jersey DSS frozen-vegetables rebid (June 17, 2026 due date). The specific "frozen fiesta bing cherries" product line appears in none of the posted solicitations; institutional procurement under this code tier typically rolls frozen-fruit items into broader blanket frozen-foods or shelf-stable-groceries contracts where brand substitution or "or approved equivalent" language permits vendor flexibility.