UNSPSC 50343703: Frozen lucida guavas

The variety of guavas known as lucida guavas that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50343703 Frozen lucida guavas is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a narrow slice of state and local food procurement — the code itself names a single frozen tropical fruit product, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it span the full breadth of school nutrition, institutional food service, and public agency meal programs. The opportunities cluster around school districts, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and correctional facilities procuring comprehensive grocery and food-service supply contracts that happen to include frozen fruits (guavas or otherwise) as line items within larger, multi-hundred-item frozen-foods and produce categories. State and local governments buy frozen fruits and vegetables under this code as components of institutional meal programs — breakfast, lunch, and snack services across K–12 schools, Head Start programs, state hospitals and supported living centers, and county correction facilities — subject to strict USDA and federal nutrition standards, Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and competitive sealed-bid or RFP processes. The issuing bodies are predominantly Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County, Douglas County), Texas state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospital and supported living center meal programs), and select county or municipal food-service operations in other states. A minority of opportunities involve smaller, single-commodity procurements (dried fruits and nuts at Santa Clara County Corrections, frozen berries at Oregon Department of Corrections), but the overwhelming pattern is multi-category food-service contracts where frozen fruits represent one line item among hundreds.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with nine of the 22 most recent opportunities posted by Georgia school districts or state entities, followed by Texas (three HHSC opportunities), and sporadic activity in California, Oregon, Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, and New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 (posted July 13, 2026, due July 27, 2026) for groceries at Big Spring State Hospital, a blanket contract covering 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36 and a one-year term with optional extension; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education RFQ BNB052266 (posted June 30, 2026, due June 30, 2026) for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program with domestic-content and nutrition-standards requirements and payment on Net 45 terms; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ line items of apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty items with firm pricing and delivery to three school sites; and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two geographic areas, an estimated $5.5 million opportunity awarded on a line-item basis to multiple vendors. The code shows consistent activity from school district food authorities and state institutional-food programs, with contract values ranging from under $100,000 for single-commodity buys to $9 million for comprehensive food-supply and distribution services. Opportunities require firm, fixed pricing; USDA compliance including Buy American provisions and nutrition standards; liability insurance (typically $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence); HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability; and weekly or Monday–Friday delivery windows to multiple school or institutional sites.