UNSPSC 50351901: Frozen organic alpine bearberries

The variety of organic bearberries known as organic alpine bearberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50351901 Frozen organic alpine bearberries is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialty frozen berries, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show no active solicitation specifically for alpine bearberries or comparable frozen organic berry products. The three school district food solicitations identified—Hancock County Board of Education (fresh produce including berries), Early County Board of Education (food and non-food products for the National School Lunch Program), and Bridgeport Board of Education (over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, frozen products, vegetables, and fruits)—list fresh berries (blackberry, pineberry, raspberry, strawberry) and frozen items more broadly, but do not isolate frozen organic specialty berries as a distinct line item. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners RFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items and the State of Georgia food bid similarly reflect bulk procurement of mainstream commodity foods rather than niche organic frozen products. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated scope.

Geographic activity spans Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, Early County, and State of Georgia procurement) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), with the near-term focus concentrated in Georgia school districts and county nutrition programs. Recent opportunities close in the June–October 2026 window, with most school-year food contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Issuing bodies are school districts and county boards of education procuring under the National School Lunch Program and related child nutrition initiatives, alongside county and state general fund food purchasing. Vendors responding to these opportunities must meet Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content for processed goods), HACCP compliance, E-Verify authorization, and—where applicable—nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. The code's commercial applicability to state and local nutrition procurement remains limited by the absence of active demand for frozen organic alpine bearberries as a distinct product line within these institutional meal programs.