UNSPSC 50342514: Frozen dark guines cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342514 Frozen dark guines cherries, a Commodity code, sees sparse direct activity in state and local procurement but represents a narrow product line within the broader frozen fruit category that government food service operations procure as part of comprehensive grocery and nutrition service contracts. State and local purchasing under this code occurs primarily through institutional food service solicitations—correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school districts—where frozen berries and specialty fruits appear as line items within larger food supply contracts rather than as standalone procurements. The issuing bodies are mixed, spanning state health and human services departments (Texas HHSC), county corrections facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department), school districts, and state-supported institutions; none emerge as repeat buyers of this specific commodity alone, though frozen fruit procurement patterns are consistent across state institutional food service consolidations.

Recent opportunities show frozen berries and dried/frozen fruits solicited by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers under multiple IFBs (HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital due July 27, 2026, and HHS0016792 for statewide supplemental food covering 210 line items including frozen specialty foods), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for one full truckload of 40,000 pounds of individually quick frozen berries (S2910000016590, due April 23, 2026), and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office ITB for dried tropical fruit mix and nuts (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026). Geographic activity clusters in Texas (state institutional food service), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon DOC), and California (county corrections), with school districts in Georgia and other states procuring frozen fruit as minor components of comprehensive nutrition contracts. Pricing benchmarks from recent awards include Oregon DOC's prior-year frozen berry award at $0.89 per pound, and school nutrition contracts showing frozen produce as cost-controlled components within broader meal-service budgets. The code itself shows minimal standalone activity; frozen dark cherries surface only as undifferentiated items within line-item grocery specifications rather than as targeted procurements.