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, a Family code, covers frozen fruit products supplied primarily to school nutrition programs under federal child nutrition mandates. State and local governments procuring under this code are sourcing frozen and fresh produce—including berries, apples, and specialty items—as part of comprehensive grocery and food-service procurement for child nutrition services. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with occasional participation by municipal purchasing offices supporting school nutrition operations. School districts appear across multiple states and handle produce procurement either through direct RFQs, IFBs, and RFPs to individual vendors or through cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative that consolidate demand across regions. Procurement requirements consistently mandate USDA compliance including Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic content in processed products), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, E-Verify authorization, general liability insurance in the $500,000–$2,000,000 range, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and delivery to school sites within specified temperature and timeframe windows.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two geographic areas through the GEC Buying Cooperative, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two and a March 4, 2026 response deadline. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce bids covering 72 line items with April 23, 2026 deadline through Bonfire e-Procurement. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items and a June 26, 2026 deadline. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) solicited grocery items including frozen products for the Board of Education with a June 30, 2026 deadline through OpenGov portal, subject to blind taste testing and laboratory analysis. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) and the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) similarly solicited broad food and produce contracts. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options ranging from one to four additional years, and awards often permit line-item allocation across multiple vendors based on lowest responsive pricing.