UNSPSC 50351900: Frozen organic bearberries

The type of organic fruit known as organic bearberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50351900 Frozen organic bearberries is a Class code with minimal representation in recent state and local procurement activity. The nominal scope encompasses frozen organic berry products, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of frozen organic bearberries or berries as standalone line items. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code reflect broad school nutrition and food service solicitations covering hundreds of grocery items, fresh produce, frozen foods, and meal components. The issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school districts and school boards—Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System—alongside one state-level posting from Georgia and one city procurement (Bridgeport). These jurisdictions are purchasing comprehensive food service inventories to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30 and emphasizing Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable), HACCP plans, firm pricing with limited escalation allowances, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary presence in Missouri. The Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for grocery items (solicitation BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning 1,100+ line items including frozen products, vegetables, fruits, and dairy for delivery to central warehouse and school sites. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce (solicitation SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering berries alongside apples, cruciferous vegetables, and melons across three delivery locations in Georgia. Early County Board of Education (solicitation PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026) and City Schools of Decatur (solicitation PE77310NONST2026000000018, due May 15, 2026) each solicited frozen foods and grocery items or fresh and frozen products for school nutrition programs. The Douglas County School System issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs (solicitation PE64810NONST2026000000047, due March 4, 2026) on behalf of a 30-district cooperative purchasing vehicle with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined. The code shows substantial state and local food service procurement activity overall, but the tagging to frozen organic bearberries specifically does not align with the actual scope being purchased—school districts are sourcing berries as minor line items within much larger frozen and fresh produce contracts rather than procuring bearberries as a specialty frozen fruit product.