UNSPSC 50343409: Frozen beauty seedless grapes

The variety of table grapes known as beauty seedless grapes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50343409 Frozen beauty seedless grapes is a Commodity code that captures frozen berry and specialty fruit products procured for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and corrections facilities. State and local governments buy frozen produce under this code to support meal service across schools, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and detention facilities, where frozen fruits meet nutrition compliance requirements and provide year-round availability independent of seasonal supply. The issuing bodies span school districts (elementary through high school systems), state health and human services agencies operating institutional care facilities, county corrections departments, and child nutrition and Head Start programs. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, Early County, Decatur, Fulton County, Henry County, Douglas County), Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office represent the mix of repeat and single-instance buyers. Work being solicited ranges from small commodity line items (as few as one or two frozen fruit varieties) within larger grocery or food supply contracts, to dedicated frozen-fruit-specific procurements. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issues multiple annual food service bids for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital with 110 line items due July 27, 2026, and HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 11, 2026); Head Start of Greater Dallas sought frozen foods as part of approximately 32,409 cases of frozen products, produce, and meat under IFB 26-GP with bids due June 24, 2026; and school nutrition programs regularly bid fresh and frozen produce alongside other grocery items on an annual basis. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with notable recent solicitations from Connecticut, Missouri, and California. The code shows active procurement across both spring and summer 2026, with school districts typically timing bids for July 1 contract starts and state health facilities issuing staggered procurements throughout the fiscal year.

Recent opportunities under this code mix frozen fruit as a line item within comprehensive food service contracts and as a standalone commodity. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016590 on April 9, 2026, seeking one full truckload (approximately 40,000 pounds) of unsweetened, individually quick-frozen berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries) in cases of 10–60 pounds with bids due April 23, 2026; the prior contract (awarded to Pueblo Trading Company in February 2024) priced berries at $0.89 per pound. The County of Santa Clara, California, solicited dried fruits and nuts through ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for its Sheriff's Department corrections facility with bids due February 5, 2026, requiring dried raisins and dried tropical fruit mix in bulk cases. Texas state hospital contracts consistently include frozen fruits as line items within larger NIGP food supply classifications (385, 390, 380, 393), with historical annual spend baseline of $32,226.36 at Big Spring State Hospital and prior-year value of $1.5 million at El Paso State Supported Living Center. School districts in Georgia bid fresh and frozen produce on annual cycles; Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) listed over 200 items including berries (blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, pineberry); Savannah-Chatham County's fresh produce bid (due April 23, 2026) included 72 items across produce staples and processed or single-serve items; and Douglas County Schools' GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (due March 4, 2026) covered fresh produce across 30 school districts with estimated annual spend of $4.4–$5.5 million. Most solicitations require domestic sourcing where available under Buy American provisions (51 percent minimum domestic agricultural ingredients), HACCP compliance, food safety certifications, product samples subject to blind testing or lab analysis, and liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000.