UNSPSC 50352003: Frozen organic boysenberries

A large bramble fruit with a raspberry flavor; the trailing hybrid bramble yielding this fruit and developed by crossing several blackberries and raspberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50352003 Frozen organic boysenberries (Commodity) covers specialty frozen produce items that state and local school districts procure as part of comprehensive food-service contracts supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The code appears in school nutrition procurement primarily as one line item or specification within larger grocery and frozen-foods RFPs and IFBs, rather than as a standalone product category. State and local issuing bodies — predominantly school districts across Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut — source frozen and fresh produce through competitive bids that typically span hundreds of line items. Recent solicitations show that frozen produce (including berries, fruits, and vegetables) is bundled with fresh produce, grains, dairy, meats, and prepared foods in single-vendor or multi-vendor awards. Typical contracts run July 1 through June 30 and require products to meet USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed items), whole-grain standards, low-sodium formulations, HACCP plans, food-recall procedures, and state or federal nutrition compliance such as the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Deliveries are made Monday through Friday to central warehouses or directly to school sites, with pricing firm for the contract term and no separate fuel surcharges permitted.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Connecticut school districts. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, requesting bids on over 1,100 grocery line items including frozen products, due June 30, 2026 via IFB. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 produce items with delivery to three school sites. The City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) posted an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items on April 16, 2026, due May 15, 2026, spanning products for ten school sites. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items on March 31, 2026, with over 900 line items and bids due April 29, 2026. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts in two geographic areas with proposals due March 4, 2026. Frozen organic boysenberries as a discrete line item have not appeared explicitly in posted summaries; the code's activity derives from its classification within broader frozen-produce and grocery procurement, and may see limited standalone pursuit unless a vendor targets the full frozen-berry category across multiple school-district contracts.