UNSPSC 50342900: Frozen dates

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

UNSPSC 50342900 Frozen dates is a Class code used by state and local governments to procure frozen fruit, particularly berries and specialty frozen produce items for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition services. The recent opportunities show state agencies, school districts, and special-purpose nutrition authorities soliciting frozen fruit alongside broader frozen and fresh produce categories—rarely as a standalone commodity, but consistently as a component of comprehensive food service contracts. The issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (state hospitals and supported living centers), county school boards (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Fulton County, Douglas County, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Early County, and Rockwood School District), municipal school systems (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), Head Start programs, and county correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department). Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas-based state agencies appear as repeat buyers, though most solicitations are school-district-driven and geographically dispersed.

The work being solicited under this code spans individually quick frozen berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries), frozen mixed vegetables in bulk cases or institutional packs, and specialty frozen produce items integrated into line-item grocery bids covering 100–1,100+ line items per solicitation. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 (FY27 Groceries for Big Spring State Hospital, due July 27, 2026, with approximately 110 line items spanning proteins, prepared foods, and pantry staples at a $32,226.36 prior-year baseline); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016590 (Fruit, Berries—40,000 pounds of unsweetened IQF berries, due April 23, 2026, at approximately $35,600 anticipated value); Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat for CACFP, due June 24, 2026, at $969,460.94 total estimated procurement value); and Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (fresh produce including berries and specialty items, due June 26, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and the Southeast, with secondary activity in the Mountain West and Pacific Northwest. Frozen dates itself appears infrequently as a line item; recent solicitations tag the code broadly for frozen produce categories, and the actual procurement activity leans heavily toward fresh produce, berries, and mixed-vegetable frozen packs rather than standalone frozen-date products.