UNSPSC 50350000: Frozen organic fruit

The ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible that has been frozen for preservation. Frozen fruits are those that have been cooled to a temperature at which the fruit generally becomes hard or rigid in nature. To qualify as being frozen the fruit should have been subjected to a commercial process for freezing that reached a temperature in excess of -20 degrees Centigrade. Also includes freeze-drying of of these fruits.

UNSPSC 50350000 Frozen organic fruit is a Family code that describes food procurement by state and local education and social-services agencies, though the recent solicitations show school districts and county governments buying across a much broader scope of food items than frozen organic fruit alone. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners sought shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, rice, pasta, and vegetables for senior services; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education solicited over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, frozen products, dairy, meats, and condiments for the National School Lunch Program; Hancock County Board of Education bid on fresh produce including apples, berries, and leafy greens for the 2026-27 school year; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid; and Early County Board of Education requested line-by-line bids for roughly 300 food items plus non-food supplies and paper products. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county agencies (school nutrition programs and senior services departments). The code appears to misclassify most of the recent activity—only the Hancock County fresh-produce solicitation involves fresh fruit at all, and none explicitly reference organic designation—suggesting either tagging error or a broader use of the code to capture general food procurement by education and social-services agencies.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce with bids due June 26, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) posted an informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with quotes due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.; Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line bids for food and non-food products with bids due June 8, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) sought bids on grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department with electronic bids due June 30, 2026. The State of Georgia also posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid due June 22, 2026, with scope details in an attached document. Most solicitations specify firm pricing for the contract period, Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable), HACCP plans or food safety certifications, and compliance with National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act requirements.