UNSPSC 50342704: Frozen howe cranberries

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

UNSPSC 50342704 Frozen howe cranberries (Commodity) describes state and local government procurement of frozen fruit products, though the recent activity shows the code captures a much broader range of frozen and fresh grocery sourcing for institutional food service. State and local buyers are issuing solicitations for comprehensive food and consumable supply contracts that span proteins, produce, dairy, pantry staples, and prepared foods—not cranberries specifically. The issuing bodies are school districts (the dominant buyer category), state health and human services agencies operating hospitals and residential care facilities, county governments, and special-purpose districts such as Head Start programs and correctional facilities. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly as a high-volume purchaser of institutional food supplies. The geographic spread of recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon, Missouri, California, and Florida, with particular concentration in Texas and Georgia school districts and state institutional food service operations.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017660 for approximately 110 line items of groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (response due July 27, 2026) under a firm fixed-price blanket contract running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with historical spend around $32,226 annually. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026), requiring Buy American compliance and compliance with Title VII CFR nutrition standards. Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP for primary, secondary, and tertiary grocery suppliers to serve child care programs (approximately $969,460 estimated value, pre-bid conference April 16, 2026, sealed bids due June 24, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce across 200+ line items (sealed bids due June 26, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder). School nutrition procurements dominate the pipeline, with most districts requiring firm pricing for full contract terms, Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, and delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday within specified hours.