UNSPSC 50344301: Frozen advance loquats

The variety of loquats known as advance loquats that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344301 Frozen advance loquats is a Commodity code that describes a narrow specialty fruit category, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code reveal little procurement activity aligned with the nominal product. The code shows no evidence of state or local governments actually purchasing frozen loquats. Instead, recent opportunities tagged to this code involve broad-based institutional food procurement — school nutrition programs, state hospital and supported-living-center meal services, child-care food programs, and county senior services — spanning proteins, fresh and frozen produce, dairy, pantry staples, and food-service consumables. The mismatch between the code's specific commodity name and the scope of actual buying suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities are tagged or a code applied so broadly that it captures general frozen-produce procurement without regard to the loquat specification. School districts, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and municipal food-service operations comprise the issuing bodies, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission emerging as a repeat buyer across multiple institutional feeding contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, New Jersey, and North Carolina, with the most robust opportunity flow from Texas state agencies (HHSC procuring for Big Spring and Mexia State Supported Living Centers, El Paso State Supported Living Center, and statewide frozen-food products for multiple state campuses). Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina school districts have posted fresh-produce and general grocery solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal written quote (IWQ) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce due June 26, 2026; and the Texas HHSC's August 2026 IFB for approximately 100 line items of groceries and food products for Big Spring State Hospital due August 28, 2026 at $32,226.36 historical annual value. The code as currently tagged does not reflect procurement focused on frozen loquats specifically, and business development professionals should verify actual commodity alignment before pursuing opportunities under this designation.