UNSPSC 50342710: Frozen stevens cranberries

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

UNSPSC 50342710 Frozen stevens cranberries is a Commodity code covering frozen cranberry products supplied to institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations reveal only tangential alignment with this specific item. The actual activity under codes in this food-supply family spans comprehensive grocery procurement for schools, hospitals, correctional facilities, and human services agencies, where frozen berries and other specialty produce represent one line item among hundreds in large-scale food service contracts. State and local buyers issuing under related produce and grocery codes include school districts (from small rural systems to major metropolitan districts across Georgia, Missouri, Florida, Connecticut, and Texas), state health and human services agencies (particularly the Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county correction departments, and child-care and Head Start organizations. Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), the City of Bridgeport's RFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for school nutrition (due June 30, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara's ITB for dried fruits and nuts including cranberries for the Sheriff's detention facility (due February 5, 2026).

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Fulton County Schools, Henry County Schools, Douglas County Schools, and City Schools of Decatur), Texas (HHSC statewide facilities, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and the broader Southeast. California, Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, New Jersey, and Oregon show additional recent activity. The issuing-body mix skews toward school districts pursuing food service contracts under National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program authority, with secondary volume from state institutional food service (state hospitals and supported living centers) and correctional facilities. Contract values for full grocery procurement span $600,000 (Hillsborough County's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program) to $9,000,000 (Douglas County's main-line food distribution) annually, with terms typically running July 1 through June 30 and including Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural commodity content) and USDA Smart Snack or CACFP compliance requirements. Most solicitations are issued as IFBs with firm, fixed pricing; few identify specific set-asides for disadvantaged businesses, though federal match and affirmative contracting preferences are common in programs receiving USDA grant funding.