UNSPSC 50342805: Frozen red currants

The variety of currants known as red currants that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342805 Frozen red currants (Commodity) names a specific produce item that state and local governments source sporadically as part of larger grocery and food-service procurement platforms rather than as a dedicated line-item category. Recent state and local opportunities do not feature frozen red currants as a standalone solicitation; instead, the code appears incidentally within comprehensive food-service bids spanning hundreds of line items across proteins, prepared foods, dairy, produce, and pantry staples for institutional food service operations.

State and local food-service buyers soliciting under or adjacent to this code include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (serving state hospitals and supported living centers), school districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Fulton County, Henry County, Early County, Decatur, and Rockwood R-VI in Missouri), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Head Start of Greater Dallas, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and Santa Clara County's correctional food services. The bulk of recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas institutional healthcare and corrections. Procurement notices from these jurisdictions use RFP, RFQ, and IFB formats with response dates typically 30 to 90 days from posting. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (due July 27, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items bid BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (due June 26, 2026). These procurements emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP certification, domestic sourcing preferences under Buy American provisions, detailed nutritional labeling, temperature-control requirements, and firm fixed pricing for initial contract periods, with renewal options ranging from one to four additional years. No recent opportunity isolates frozen red currants as a line item; the code's utility lies in positioning against comprehensive produce and specialty-item platforms where berries and frozen produce appear as minor components of much larger food-service contracts.