UNSPSC 50342517: Frozen early rivers cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342517 Frozen early rivers cherries is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing frozen and fresh produce for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and child care programs. Recent opportunities show broad procurement of grocery items, fresh produce, and frozen foods spanning multiple categories beyond the narrow code name, with frozen berries, fresh vegetables, and comprehensive food inventories dominating actual buy activity. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, supplemented by state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff Department), and child care organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas). School nutrition programs appear as the dominant buyer segment across the recent record.

The geographic spread spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, and California, with notable concentration in Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Decatur, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Fulton County, Henry County, Douglas County) and Texas (HHSC facilities statewide). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, covering 110+ line items with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36), the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting school lunch programs (due June 30, 2026, with Buy American provision requiring 51% domestic agricultural content), Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce under CACFP requirements (due June 24, 2026, estimated procurement value $969,460.94), and the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items including apples, berries, and vegetables (due June 26, 2026). Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year with renewal options, firm fixed pricing requirements, Buy American compliance, and HACCP plan documentation. Activity is steady across the first half of 2026 with posting density increasing April through July.