UNSPSC 50342702: Frozen early black cranberries

The variety of cranberries known as early black cranberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342702 Frozen early black cranberries is a Commodity code covering specialized frozen fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service—schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show frozen berries and cranberries appearing as line items within larger grocery and food-product procurements; the code captures single-ingredient frozen cranberry products delivered to centralized facilities or school warehouses for use in meal preparation and child nutrition programs.

State and local issuing bodies under this code span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Fulton County Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, City Schools of Decatur, Bridgeport Board of Education), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring for state hospitals and state supported living centers), county governments (Santa Clara County Department of Correction, County of Santa Clara), and nonprofit child care operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas). State departments of health and human services in Texas and state departments of corrections in Oregon and California are repeat buyers of frozen fruit products including berries for institutional nutrition programs. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (school districts across multiple counties), Texas (HHSC statewide procurement for state facilities), California (Santa Clara County correctional food service), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), with additional recent solicitations posted in Connecticut, Oregon, and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 (July 27, 2026 response) for groceries for Big Spring State Hospital and IFB HHS0017449 (July 13, 2026 response) for food and consumables for El Paso State Supported Living Center, both accepting frozen foods as part of comprehensive food product lines; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016590 (April 23, 2026 response) for frozen fruit berries as a standalone commodity with pricing benchmarked at $0.89 per pound historically; and the County of Santa Clara ITB ITBPRCFY260617 (February 5, 2026 response) for dried fruits and nuts including cranberries as part of a five-year detention-facility food service contract. Frozen cranberries appear as specialized line items in school nutrition RFPs requiring USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, and HACCP certification, with most procurements tied to fiscal-year contract cycles running July through June.