UNSPSC 50342900: Frozen dates

The oblong edible fruit of a palm (phoenix dactylifera) that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50342900 Frozen dates, a Class code, encompasses shelf-stable and frozen food commodities that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, nutrition assistance programs, school meal operations, and facility supply chains. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing frozen and fresh produce, prepared foods, proteins, dairy products, pantry staples, and related food service consumables—often in high-volume cases or bulk quantities—for delivery to central warehouses, schools, senior centers, state hospitals, and supported living facilities. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, county boards of education, city procurement offices, school districts, Head Start programs, and county social services divisions. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly as a high-volume buyer, issuing multiple IFBs for frozen and fresh food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide. State departments of corrections, education, and child nutrition programs also solicit regularly under this code.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with recent solicitations also posted in Oregon, Connecticut, New Jersey, and across the Southeast. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338V1 for frozen food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers (bids due August 18, 2026; estimated annual volume approximately $9 million), the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services (informal written quotes, due date October 19, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for grocery products totaling $969,460.94 (sealed bids due June 24, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce across multiple varieties (bids due June 26, 2026). Most contracts run twelve months with optional renewals; delivery windows typically span 48 hours to 45 days depending on the facility and product type, and Buy American or domestic-sourcing preferences appear in school-meal and nutrition-assistance solicitations.