UNSPSC 50344926: Frozen hardired nectarines

The variety of nectarines known as hardired nectarines that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50344926 Frozen hardired nectarines, a Commodity code, shows limited direct activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly for frozen nectarines; instead, the code appears frequently tagged in broad grocery and food-service RFPs issued by state health agencies, school districts, counties, and special-purpose food-service authorities as part of expansive fresh and frozen produce line-item lists spanning dozens or hundreds of items. The work actually being procured under this code sits within larger institutional food-service contracts covering proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, beverages, and produce—fresh and frozen—delivered to state hospitals, state-supported living centers, school cafeterias, correctional facilities, and child-care programs. When frozen nectarines appear as a line item, they are one of many frozen fruits competing for vendor attention alongside berries, tropical-fruit blends, and other commodity fruits, typically specified to arrive at temperatures not exceeding 10 degrees Fahrenheit with minimum shelf-life requirements of 60 to 90 days and compliance with FDA/USDA food-safety standards.

Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Department of State Health Services (procuring for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide), school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Florida (serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program participants), county boards of education, city school systems, Head Start organizations, and county correctional facilities. The Texas HHSC emerges as a standout repeat buyer, with multiple recent statewide supplemental food and consumable solicitations spanning hundreds of line items and historical spend in the millions. Geographically, the code sees the most recent activity in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Florida, and California, with school-district procurement concentrated in the Southeast. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 Groceries for Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Central Time), covering approximately 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, and pantry staples with quantities ranging from 10 to 70 cases per item and a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB BNB052266 for grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. through OpenGov e-Procurement; and Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for grocery products (approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce) with sealed bids due June 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., a pre-bid conference on April 16, 2026, and estimated total procurement value of $969,460.94. Frozen nectarines, when present, are seldom solicited as standalone line items; pursuit under this code requires capability to supply complete frozen-fruit assortments and compliance with institutional food-service delivery, temperature, shelf-life, and HACCP requirements.