UNSPSC 50343433: Frozen empress grapes

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

UNSPSC 50343433 Frozen empress grapes, a Commodity code, describes specialty frozen fruit products that state and local governments procure as components of broader food service and nutrition programs. The recent opportunities show this code appearing within comprehensive grocery, food supply, and produce solicitations issued by state health agencies, school districts, and correctional facilities. Frozen grapes do not appear as standalone line items in any recent posting; instead, they surface within larger food service contracts where frozen produce, berries, and specialty items are bundled. The issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC, New Jersey Department of Human Services), independent school districts (Rockwood R-VI, Hancock County, Early County, Decatur, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County), county school systems (Douglas County, Fulton County), special nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and corrections facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections, Santa Clara County Sheriff). Texas HHSC and Georgia school districts appear most frequently in recent solicitations. Work under this code centers on multi-item food service contracts where frozen produce lines appear alongside proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and prepared foods. Specific frozen fruit categories mentioned in recent bids include frozen berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, Marion berries) and mixed frozen vegetables; frozen empress grapes have not been explicitly named in any recent opportunity.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple HHSC state-facility contracts), Georgia (school nutrition programs across county and independent districts), Missouri (Rockwood), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and California (Santa Clara County corrections). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), which spans proteins, prepared foods, dairy, beverages, and food service supplies under NIGP commodity classes including frozen items; Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products for child care programs meeting CACFP requirements (sealed bids due June 24, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items delivered July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (bids due June 26, 2026). The code shows activity primarily as a subcomponent within multi-category food procurement rather than as a standalone commodity, suggesting limited pursuit opportunity unless bidders already operate within broader frozen produce and food distribution channels serving institutional clients.