UNSPSC 50342528: Frozen van cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342528 Frozen van cherries is a Commodity code tracking a narrow, specialized product line: individually quick-frozen (IQF) cherries in bulk packaging supplied to institutional food service operations. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily state health and human services departments, school districts, and county correctional facilities sourcing frozen fruit for patient meals, student nutrition programs, and inmate food service. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for frozen van cherries specifically; instead, the code appears in a broader portfolio of frozen fruit and specialty food items bundled into comprehensive grocery and produce contracts issued by state agencies and school boards. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, for example, solicits supplemental food and consumable products including frozen specialty foods under related NIGP classes, and the Oregon Department of Corrections procured frozen berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries) as a standalone commodity, indicating that frozen fruit procurement occurs but is often embedded within larger food service contracts rather than as a single-item RFP or IFB.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Florida, and California based on recent institutional food service procurement. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state-operated facilities statewide (Big Spring State Hospital, El Paso State Supported Living Center, and statewide state hospitals and supported living centers); Georgia school districts (Fulton County, Henry County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Hancock County, Early County, Douglas County, City Schools of Decatur) have posted comprehensive grocery and produce bids; and the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for frozen berries in April 2026 with a 40,000-pound estimated volume at historical pricing of $0.89 per pound. School nutrition programs dominate the visible pipeline—over a dozen districts in Georgia and Missouri posted solicitations for fresh and frozen produce during the first half of 2026—but institutional food service (state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities) represents a secondary but substantial market. The code shows persistent but fragmented demand across multiple issuing bodies rather than concentration among repeat buyers; no single jurisdiction appears more than twice in the recent opportunities. Frozen fruit commodity pricing remains firm for contract periods, with escalation tied to published indices (CPI-W, CPI-U, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports, Urner Barry commodity pricing), and vendors typically must meet 95-percent fill rates and maintain 6–12 month shelf life minimums for frozen products stored at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below.