UNSPSC 50344701: Frozen black mulberries

The variety of mulberries known as black mulberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344701 Frozen black mulberries, a Commodity code, sees modest state and local procurement activity focused on institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs and state facility cafeteria operations that source frozen berries as a minor line item within broader grocery procurement. Recent solicitations show frozen mulberries specified alongside mixed frozen fruits in institutional contracts, though they rarely appear as standalone procurement targets; instead, they surface as one option within larger frozen-fruit or frozen-produce categories that include blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and similar varieties. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Fulton County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, City Schools of Decatur, Bridgeport Board of Education) and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and state supported living centers, Head Start organizations). Some procurement is bundled through cooperative purchasing vehicles, particularly the Georgia Education Cooperative (GEC) for multi-district fruit and produce bids. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in California, Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, Oregon, and New Jersey.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (responses due March 19, 2026, prior to today's date), which specified frozen foods among 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for grocery products including frozen foods for child care programs (sealed bids due June 24, 2026, estimated $969,460.94 total procurement); the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016590 for frozen fruit berries, specifically 40,000 pounds of unsweetened, IQF berries including blackberries and blueberries (bids due April 23, 2026, historical benchmark $0.89 per pound); and the County of Santa Clara ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts to correctional facilities, which included related frozen-fruit sourcing. No recent opportunities tag frozen black mulberries as a primary or sole procurement target; the code activity reflects their inclusion as commodity substitutes or optional line items in solicitations spanning broader fruit and produce categories.