UNSPSC 50345862: Frozen quetsch plum

The variety of plums known as quetsch plum that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50345862 Frozen quetsch plum is a Commodity code used to classify individual frozen fruit products procured by state and local governments, though the recent solicitation activity shows minimal direct purchasing of this specific item—instead, frozen fruits appear as line items within broader grocery or food-service procurement bundles. State and local issuing bodies buying under this code span school districts, state health and human services agencies, county governments, and correctional facilities, with purchases embedded in multi-category food-service contracts rather than as standalone commodity buys. The work solicited covers frozen fruit supply to institutional food operations including school lunch and breakfast programs, state hospitals, supported living centers, and detention facilities, where frozen fruits are specified alongside produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods to meet nutrition standards and CACFP or USDA program requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (where the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple statewide institutional food solicitations in 2026), Georgia (multiple school district produce and grocery solicitations), and scattered activity across other states including California, Missouri, Florida, Oregon, Connecticut, New Jersey, and others. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital due July 27, 2026, spanning 110+ line items with frozen products at firm fixed unit prices; the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for grocery items due June 30, 2026, covering 1,100+ line items including frozen products with USDA compliance and nutritional standards; and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for frozen foods, produce, and meat (approximately 32,409 cases) due June 24, 2026, valued at $969,460.94 and targeting CACFP compliance. The code shows robust but indirect activity—frozen quetsch plums do not appear by name in recent notices, yet frozen-fruit categories are consistently specified within institutional and school-nutrition solicitations, suggesting the code captures specification-level purchasing that state and local procurement offices tag at the commodity tier despite transacting through broader food-service line-item awards.