UNSPSC 50346223: Frozen sweet cultivated raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as sweet cultivated raspberry that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50346223 Frozen sweet cultivated raspberry, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of frozen berry products for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county corrections departments sourcing frozen raspberries alongside broader frozen fruit and berry categories to meet USDA nutrition standards, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) requirements, and institutional meal planning. The work spans individual line-item commodity purchases within larger grocery or produce contracts, specialty procurement for detention facility food services, and volume buys tied to state hospital and supported living center operations. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (Big Spring State Hospital, El Paso State Supported Living Center), school districts across Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County), Head Start agencies in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, and county corrections departments in California. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, followed by state institutional food service operations and child care nutrition providers.

Geographic spread centers on Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, California, Connecticut, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 groceries at Big Spring State Hospital (bids due July 27, 2026, covering approximately 110 line items spanning proteins, prepared foods, dairy, and beverages with historical spend of $32,226.36 annually), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB #SN002-2027 (bids due June 26, 2026, encompassing over 200 line items including raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and other berries for three school locations), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016590 for frozen fruit berries (bids due April 23, 2026, seeking approximately 40,000 pounds of unsweetened, individually quick frozen berries at approximately $0.89 per pound based on prior contract), and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for grocery products including frozen foods (bids due June 24, 2026, totaling approximately $969,460.94 with an estimated 32,409 cases across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers). Frozen raspberry procurement typically appears as a line item within larger frozen fruit categories rather than as a standalone solicitation, with pricing submitted firm and fixed, delivery requirements aligned to institutional receiving capacity, and compliance mandates centered on USDA grades, food safety standards, and minimum shelf-life warranties of 90 days or longer.