UNSPSC 50342532: Frozen royal cherries

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

UNSPSC 50342532 Frozen royal cherries is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy frozen berries and specialty fruits under this code to support institutional food service operations—school nutrition programs, state hospital and correctional facility kitchens, Head Start child care, and public correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show procurement of frozen fruits spanning berries (blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, Marion berries, cranberries), tropical fruit blends, and raisins, often as components of larger frozen-foods or fresh-produce contracts. The work involves meeting USDA and FDA food safety standards, HACCP compliance, CN labeling for school nutrition, specific temperature and shelf-life requirements (typically six months minimum from delivery at 10 degrees Fahrenheit or below for frozen products), and responsive complaint and recall protocols. Issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies operating state hospitals and supported living centers, county and city school districts and boards of education, Head Start agencies, and county correctional facilities. Repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple posted opportunities for state hospital and supported living center food procurement) and Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Fulton County, Henry County, and others) competing across numerous RFPs and IFBs for consolidated school nutrition contracts.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, New Jersey, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 Groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (response due July 27, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Central Time) spanning 110 line items including frozen specialty foods with firm fixed unit pricing and a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226.36; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for frozen fruit berries (posted April 9, 2026, due April 23, 2026) seeking one full truckload of approximately 40,000 pounds of individually quick-frozen berries at a historical benchmark price of $0.89 per pound; and the County of Santa Clara's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts at Elmwood Correctional Facility (posted January 28, 2026, due February 5, 2026), requiring vendors to supply five line items on an all-or-none basis with five-year firm pricing for Year 1. Most school nutrition contracts carry one-year initial terms with multiple optional one-year renewals, emphasize Buy American domestic-content requirements, mandate 95 percent fill rates and weekly or twice-weekly delivery, and award on lowest responsive-and-responsible-bidder or best-value criteria with evaluation weighted toward price, vendor experience, product quality, and service capability.