UNSPSC 50344100: Frozen lemons

An acid fruit that is botanically a many-seeded pale yellow oblong berry and is produced by a small thorny tree (citrus limon) that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344100 Frozen lemons (Class) covers food procurement for institutional and school nutrition programs, where state and local governments buy frozen produce and related food service supplies to support correctional facilities, state hospitals, school districts, and child care providers. Recent opportunities show substantial demand for frozen fruits alongside broader grocery and produce categories: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procures frozen fruits as part of supplemental food service for state hospitals and supported living centers; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa sources fresh and frozen produce for its USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; and Head Start of Greater Dallas seeks frozen foods as part of comprehensive child care nutrition procurement. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state health/human services agencies, with secondary activity from county corrections departments and child care organizations. School districts dominate the volume—Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Douglas County in Georgia, Early County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, and Fulton County in Georgia all recently posted fresh and frozen produce solicitations. State health systems appear regularly: HHSC procurement includes frozen products across multiple state-supported living centers and hospitals in El Paso, and Oregon Department of Corrections solicited frozen berries for institutional food service.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas. Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch County, Early County, City Schools of Decatur, Douglas County, Fulton County) account for roughly half the recent state-local opportunities in this product space. Texas agencies (HHSC for multiple facility types and Head Start of Greater Dallas) drive substantial volume. Other activity appears in Florida (Hillsborough County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Georgia state procurement, Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), New Jersey (Department of Human Services), California (Santa Clara County), and Oregon (Department of Corrections). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026), covering 110 line items of frozen and prepared foods with a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226 and firm fixed unit pricing; the Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products supporting CACFP child care (sealed bids due June 24, 2026, with estimated total value of $969,460), emphasizing weighted evaluation of price, quality, delivery, and compliance; Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce including specialty items across multiple varieties (bids due June 26, 2026) to three school locations; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 for 72 fresh produce items with annual quantities ranging to 21,125 cases for Fuji apples (bids due April 23, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET). Most awards prioritize lowest responsive bid; several use best-value or weighted-criteria evaluation allowing multiple vendor awards by product line.