UNSPSC 50346212: Frozen jepson whitebark raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as jepson whitebark raspberry that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50346212 Frozen jepson whitebark raspberry is a Commodity code representing a single product line within the broader frozen fruit category that state and local governments procure for institutional food service. Recent opportunities show the code captures frozen berry procurement for correctional facilities, state hospitals, school districts, and child care programs, where frozen raspberries and mixed berries appear as line items within larger grocery and food supply solicitations. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), county school boards (Hancock County Schools, Henry County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Fulton County Schools), city school systems (Decatur, Bridgeport), independent school districts, state-supported living centers, and Head Start programs. Most solicitations specify Grade A or B individually quick frozen (IQF) berries, unsweetened, in case quantities ranging from 10 to 60 pounds, with 90-day to six-month shelf-life minimums and HACCP and FDA/USDA compliance requirements. Pricing submissions typically use firm fixed unit rates, often on a FOB Destination basis with freight prepaid, and contracts usually run one fiscal or calendar year with optional renewal periods.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Texas (multiple HHSC solicitations for state hospitals and supported living centers), Georgia (Hancock County, Henry County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, and Fulton County school boards), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and California (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department). A representative Texas solicitation is the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016590, posted April 9, 2026, due April 23, 2026, seeking one full truckload (approximately 40,000 pounds) of unsweetened Grade A or B IQF berries including blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and Marion berries at $0.89 per pound historical pricing. The Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (PE67080NONST2027000000013), posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, includes multiple berry varieties among 200+ produce line items with delivery to three school locations. The Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP, posted June 24, 2026, valued at $969,460.94 for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce, illustrates larger institutional volumes where frozen berries are often one commodity among many in multi-year contracts with 95 percent line-item fill-rate minimums and cooperative purchasing vehicle eligibility.