UNSPSC 50352009: Frozen organic marionberries

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

UNSPSC 50352009 Frozen organic marionberries is a Commodity code that captures specialized fresh and frozen produce items procured by state and local school nutrition programs to support child nutrition and food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and boards of education purchasing frozen berries and other produce as components of comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts tied to the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The recent solicitations show that frozen organic marionberries are acquired as line items within larger food procurement efforts that bundle hundreds of products spanning frozen items, fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, condiments, and supplies. Issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and county boards of education, with Georgia school systems (Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur) appearing repeatedly alongside school districts in Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. All purchasing reflects federal compliance mandates including Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products, HACCP food safety plans, state E-Verify authorization, and adherence to USDA nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, where multiple school districts and county boards have issued solicitations for fresh and frozen produce during the 2026–27 school year contract cycle. The Douglas County School System issued two major RFPs in January and February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs (with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two) and for food supply and distribution services (approximately $9,000,000 annually); Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System solicited fresh produce under Bid 26-34 with bids due April 23, 2026; and Early County Board of Education requested food and non-food products with bids due June 8, 2026. Outside Georgia, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (for the Bridgeport Board of Education) issued Solicitation BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items with bids due June 30, 2026, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 line items for the 2026–27 school year with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. Vendor pricing must remain firm for contract periods (typically July 1 through June 30) with limited allowance for escalation only when documented market-index increases exceed specified thresholds (typically 3 percent to 5 percent). All bids include prepaid freight and transportation to designated school delivery sites, with payment terms generally Net 30 to Net 45 days from receipt and inspection of goods.