UNSPSC 50352002: Frozen organic black satin blackberries

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

UNSPSC 50352002 Frozen organic black satin blackberries is a Commodity code that covers specialty frozen fruit products for institutional food service, specifically frozen blackberries with organic certification and premium varietal designation. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily school districts and their child nutrition services departments, which source frozen fruit as part of comprehensive grocery and produce procurement for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The scope of work encompasses line-item bidding for frozen produce within larger aggregated grocery RFQs and IFBs, where frozen blackberries appear as one among hundreds of line items spanning proteins, dairy, fresh and frozen vegetables, grains, and prepared items. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (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, Douglas County School System) and one state-level procurement (State of Georgia). School districts dominate the activity, typically procuring through a single annual contract cycle covering July 1 through June 30 to align with the fiscal year and nutrition program operations.

Geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia, which accounts for the majority of visible recent opportunities (Hancock County, Early County, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County via GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts statewide), with additional activity in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Representative recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for Fresh Produce and Eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, covering 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two), the City Schools of Decatur IFB for Frozen Foods and Grocery items (due May 15, 2026, for ten school sites), and the Rockwood R-VI School District bid for Grocery Items 2026-27 (due April 29, 2026, serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast daily participants). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content, HACCP plan compliance, 24/7 food recall accessibility, firm fixed pricing with limited escalation provisions, and delivery to multiple school sites on standard pallets Monday through Friday are standard requirements across these solicitations. No recent opportunities appear to isolate frozen organic blackberries as a standalone line item; the commodity surfaces only within aggregated produce or grocery bids where frozen fruit typically represents a minor cost component alongside larger categories like dairy, proteins, and fresh vegetables.