UNSPSC 50344934: Frozen mericrest nectarines

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

UNSPSC 50344934 Frozen mericrest nectarines is a Commodity code representing a highly specialized frozen fruit product that state and local governments rarely buy at this granular item level. Recent state and local opportunities show the code receives minimal direct solicitation; instead, frozen fruit procurement typically appears within broader grocery, food service, and nutrition program RFPs that span dozens or hundreds of line items. When frozen fruit does appear in state and local solicitations, it is bundled as one component of comprehensive food procurements serving hospitals, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and child care services rather than as a standalone commodity purchase. The issuing bodies spanning recent opportunities include state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, city school districts, county sheriffs' offices, and Head Start programs, reflecting the range of institutional food service operations that acquire frozen produce. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Fulton County Schools (Georgia), and the County of Santa Clara (California) appear among repeat or representative buyers in the broader frozen and fresh fruit categories.

Recent opportunities confirm geographic spread across Texas, Georgia, California, Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Oregon, with the heaviest activity concentrated in Texas (multiple HHSC procurements for state hospitals and supported living centers) and Georgia (school nutrition programs across multiple districts). Representative solicitations include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (June 2026, due July 11, 2026) for food and consumable products supporting El Paso State Supported Living Center under NIGP class 385 and related categories, with a historical spend of $1.5 million annually; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (June 2026, due June 26, 2026) spanning 200+ line items of produce across multiple varieties; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016590 (April 2026, due April 23, 2026) for frozen fruit berries (40,000 pounds estimated, one truckload). The code itself shows no recent stand-alone opportunities—all frozen nectarine or frozen fruit procurement activity appears embedded in larger, multi-category food service contracts where line-item detail rarely matches the eight-digit commodity specificity.