UNSPSC 50352001: Frozen organic apache blackberries

The variety of organic blackberries known as organic apache blackberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50352001 Frozen organic apache blackberries, a Commodity code, sees limited and narrowly specialized procurement activity under the exact commodity name, but state and local school districts and food service jurisdictions actively solicit frozen berries and other frozen produce as part of broader fresh and frozen produce contracts for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The scope of work in recent solicitations spans commodity produce procurement that serves child nutrition services—typically including fresh berries (blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, and pineberry varieties), fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, and associated grocery items for meal preparation across school sites. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut; Hancock County, Early County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County school systems in Georgia; City Schools of Decatur in Georgia; and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri), a municipal purchasing office (City of Bridgeport), and state-level procurement (State of Georgia). School districts are the dominant category of buyer, with most solicitations supporting 300 to 1,100+ line items and requiring compliance with USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural commodity content), HACCP plans, food recall procedures, and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County, Hancock County, Early County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County, and State of Georgia procurements) and extends to Connecticut (City of Bridgeport) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Recent representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's June 30, 2026 IFB for grocery items spanning 1,100+ line items with delivery to a central warehouse and school sites (solicitation BNB052266); the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh-produce line items due June 26, 2026 (solicitation PE67080NONST2027000000013); the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, with proposals due March 4, 2026 (solicitation PE64810NONST2026000000047); and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for 72 fresh-produce items with 21,125 estimated annual cases of Fuji apples and delivery to 60 school sites, due April 23, 2026 (solicitation BID2634). All contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options and require firm pricing that includes packing and transportation with no separate fuel surcharges. School districts reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis and mandate vendor capability to accept orders through district ordering systems (LINQ, NUTRIKIDS, or Bonfire portals), maintain backup emergency stock, and demonstrate three to five years of experience supplying public school systems.