UNSPSC 50342700: Frozen cranberries

The red acid berry produced by some plants (as vaccinium oxycoccos and v. Acrocarpon) of the heath family that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342700 Frozen cranberries is a Class code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable and frozen food products for institutional feeding programs, including frozen fruits and vegetables. Recent solicitations show purchasing offices acquiring frozen produce alongside broader grocery and food service items for state hospitals, supported living centers, school districts, and county nutrition assistance programs. The mix of issuing bodies reflects the food-service responsibilities distributed across state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and independent school districts. State agencies in Texas (the Health and Human Services Commission serving multiple institutional facilities) dominate recent activity, with additional procurement from county boards of education in Georgia and a state university serving inmates. Solicitations across this code emphasize USDA compliance, temperature and shelf-life specifications, and firm fixed pricing submitted on line-item pricing sheets with no substitutions permitted unless explicitly approved as equivalent.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) IFB S2910000017684 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples due August 19, 2026, with a prior contract value baseline of $0.797 per pound and local-vendor preferences worth up to 10 percent; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017338V1 for frozen food products serving State Hospitals and State Supported Living Centers statewide, due August 18, 2026, with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and potential maximum contract value of $19 million over the full contract period; and Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, sealed bids due June 26, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple HHSC institutional contracts), Georgia (state and county school districts), Oregon (ODOC), and Florida and Connecticut (regional county and municipal school purchasing). Vendors responding to these solicitations must meet USDA commodity specifications, maintain frozen-chain integrity on delivery, and comply with Buy American provisions for school lunch programs.