UNSPSC 50344701: Frozen black mulberries

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

UNSPSC 50344701 Frozen black mulberries is a Commodity code that captures frozen fruit products sold to state and local institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitation activity under this code has been sparse and does not prominently feature this specific item. The state and local entities pursuing frozen produce and processed food items under adjacent codes include state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, county boards of education, city school districts, county parks departments, and state hospital systems. These issuing bodies issue RFQs, IFBs, and ITNs for food procurement cycles running typically from July through August for fiscal-year contracts beginning September 1. The scope of work under this commodity family extends across bulk frozen vegetables, fruits, prepared entrees, proteins, and specialty food items destined for institutional dining, school nutrition programs, and state facility food service operations, with line-item specifications often tied to USDA commodity grades, HACCP compliance, and nutritional standards for school meals or regulated healthcare facilities.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, where the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for frozen food products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers (solicitations HHS0017338V1, HHS0017660, HHS0017799, HHS0017798, HHS0017449 posted between May and August 2026), and in Georgia and Florida, where county boards of education and regional park authorities have solicited fresh and frozen produce for school nutrition and concession operations (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 posted October 13, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 posted June 10, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for North Collier Regional Park posted October 8, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples under OREGONBUYS (S2910000017684 posted August 5, 2026), and Connecticut school districts have pursued frozen components as line items within broader grocery procurement. Recent direct procurement of frozen black mulberries has not appeared in the posted opportunities block; the commodity code itself remains inactive in current state and local contracting activity as of October 2026.