UNSPSC 50347000: Frozen nominant fruits

Fruit types that belong to no other class and have no other fruit commodities related to them that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50347000 Frozen nominant fruits is a Class code spanning frozen fruit products — particularly sliced, diced, or specialty-cut apples; mixed berries; and similar processed-frozen commodity items — that state and local procurement offices buy for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and state-supported living and health facilities. Recent solicitations show state departments of corrections and health services, school districts, and county social-service agencies purchasing frozen fruit as a standardized commodity input to meal preparation. The Oregon Department of Corrections, for instance, solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sliced or diced apples in August 2026, while Texas Health and Human Services Commission included frozen fruit and baked goods as line items within broader frozen-product procurements for state hospitals and supported living centers across multiple facilities. School districts and Head Start programs also buy frozen produce under this code to meet Child and Adult Care Food Program and National School Lunch Program nutritional requirements. Issuing bodies span state procurement offices (particularly in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia), county boards of education, county social-service departments (notably Gwinnett County and Collier County in Georgia and Florida), and regional nonprofit food-service agencies. The code sees steady, recurring purchasing cycles aligned with fiscal-year contract terms running September through August for state agencies and July through June for school districts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (driven by HHSC's statewide frozen-food procurement for multiple state-supported living centers and hospitals), Oregon (state corrections), Georgia (county schools and Gwinnett County senior services), and Florida (Collier County parks concessions). Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for frozen apples with bids due August 19, 2026, with historical pricing at $0.797 per pound and prior awardee Robbins Sales; the solicitation permitted Oregon-goods and Oregon-resident preferences of up to 10 percent combined. Texas Health and Human Services Commission conducted multiple frozen-food procurements in summer 2026, including HHS0017338 (106 line items of frozen baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, and vegetables for state hospitals and living centers statewide, with estimated annual volume around $9 million and maximum potential contract value of $19 million, bids due August 18, 2026). Early County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited food and non-food items including frozen produce under IFB due June 8, 2026, requiring Buy American compliance and HACCP plans. Prices are typically firm fixed per unit (per pound or per case) with delivery within 30 to 45 days of order; all products must meet USDA commodity or grading standards, arrive solid at specified temperatures, and maintain minimum shelf life of 90 days to one year depending on the buyer's requirements.