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 that describes a single frozen fruit product line, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code does not center on quetsch plums or frozen plums of any kind. The code shows limited relevant recent activity; the single opportunity explicitly matching the code nominally covers frozen fruit procurement but does not isolate quetsch plums as a line item. Instead, state and local governments buy frozen produce, fresh produce, and institutional food service items across a much broader range of commodities under codes in the food and consumables family, with school districts, county social services departments, state health agencies, and child nutrition programs as the primary issuing bodies. The recent solicitations under this code and related food-service codes reflect routine annual procurement cycles for institutional feeding at public schools, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and child care programs, where frozen fruits appear as one component of larger food-service or produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity buys.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, driven by large state health and human services procurement cycles and school district food-service contracts. The Oregon Department of Corrections and New Jersey Department of Human Services also conduct frozen-produce procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's FY27 frozen food products IFB (HHS0017338, August 2026 response deadline, estimated $9 million annual volume across 106 frozen food line items for state hospitals and living centers statewide), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB for school year 2027 (June 2026 response deadline, over 200 produce line items including apple varieties and specialty fruits), and the Oregon Department of Corrections' 40,000-pound frozen sliced or diced apples procurement (August 2026 response deadline, with 5 percent Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences). Frozen fruit procurement at this commodity level typically occurs within broader frozen-foods or produce contracts rather than as standalone solicitations, and pricing is driven by institutional-volume discounts and compliance with USDA standards or school nutrition regulations such as the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.