UNSPSC 50342524: Frozen sweetheart cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342524 Frozen sweetheart cherries, a Commodity code, describes a narrow product line within fresh and frozen fruit procurement that state and local governments buy primarily as a component of larger food service contracts rather than as a standalone item. Recent solicitations show that frozen cherries appear in broader grocery and food-product bids supporting institutional food service — school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers — where they are specified alongside dozens or hundreds of other food items on line-item pricing sheets. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state health and human services commissions, school boards (both individual districts and cooperative purchasing consortia), county correctional facilities, and Head Start programs. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Fulton County Schools, Douglas County School System, Henry County Schools, and Early County Board of Education) dominate recent activity, reflecting the prevalence of institutional food service procurement in those states. The code sees scattered activity across Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, California, and Oregon, with no single jurisdiction showing concentrated repeat demand.

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) and HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 11, 2026), both of which list frozen fruits and specialty items on comprehensive 100+ line-item pricing sheets with firm fixed unit pricing, delivery within seven days of order, and minimum shelf-life requirements. The Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for fresh produce (due April 23, 2026) similarly embed frozen fruit lines within larger food procurement scopes. None of these solicitations isolate frozen sweetheart cherries as a primary or featured line item; the code reflects a commodity embedded in volume food-service purchasing where vendors must respond to minimum percentages of total line items (typically 90–95 percent) to remain responsive. Pricing is firm and fixed for initial contract periods, with adjustments permitted only at renewal at HHSC's discretion or tied to published indices (CPI-W, CPI-U, or USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports). Activity is recent and consistent across all four quarters of 2026 to date, indicating steady institutional procurement demand driven by fiscal-year food service cycles in schools (July start) and state facilities (September start).