UNSPSC 50345605: Frozen natal queen pineapple

The variety of pineapples known as natal queen pineapple that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345605 Frozen natal queen pineapple is a Commodity code with minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities dataset shows no solicitations explicitly seeking frozen natal queen pineapples or closely related specialty frozen fruit products under this code. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code reflect broad-based institutional food procurement — grocery items, frozen vegetables, fresh produce, and food service supplies for schools, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and social service agencies. The disconnect between the code's specific product name and the actual scope of posted solicitations suggests the code may be misapplied to these opportunities or that demand for this particular frozen fruit product does not generate separate state and local solicitations at scale.

State and local buyers across the dataset — the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia, New Jersey, Texas counties, Oregon Department of Corrections, school districts in Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, and North Carolina, and regional social service agencies — are actively procuring frozen vegetables, mixed frozen produce, and other shelf-stable food commodities through IFBs and ITNs with firm-fixed pricing, delivery timelines, and USDA compliance requirements. However, none of the recent opportunities specifically identify frozen natal queen pineapples as a line item or procurement focus. Geographic activity spans Texas (the dominant issuer through HHSC), Georgia, Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, and North Carolina, with Texas accounting for the majority of recent frozen-food and food-service solicitations. Without demonstrated recent demand for this specific commodity, pursuit under this code would require either direct outreach to institutional food buyers or clarification that opportunities tagged to 50345605 reflect miscoding rather than genuine market opportunity for natal queen pineapples.