UNSPSC 50347026: Frozen prickly pears

The type of fruit known as prickly pears that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50347026 Frozen prickly pears, a Commodity code, appears rarely in state and local procurement activity; the available recent opportunities show no direct solicitations for frozen prickly pears as a standalone item. Instead, jurisdictions tag broad grocery and food-service contracts with this code despite purchasing generic frozen fruit categories—frozen berries, tropical fruit blends, mixed vegetables, and produce assortments—that do not match prickly pears specifically. The code sits within institutional food service procurement, where state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and county correction facilities buy frozen and fresh produce as part of larger nutrition programs. Issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) state facilities, Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Fulton County, Douglas County, City Schools of Decatur), Florida school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Missouri school districts (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut municipal schools (City of Bridgeport), nonprofit child-care networks (Head Start of Greater Dallas), Oregon Department of Corrections, and county correction facilities (Santa Clara County Sheriff). A handful of repeat buyers—HHSC and Georgia school systems—dominate the block, each issuing multiple food-service solicitations annually.

The geographic spread concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, and California. 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), which spans 110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, beverages, and pantry staples with a prior-year baseline of $32,226.36; the City of Bridgeport's RFQ for grocery items supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026), encompassing over 1,100 line items with Buy American domestic-ingredient requirements and LINQ ordering integration; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), covering 200+ line items of apples, berries, vegetables, melons, and citrus across three school locations. The code shows consistent activity in school nutrition and institutional food service but no pattern of direct procurement of frozen prickly pears as a discrete commodity.