UNSPSC 50352506: Frozen organic black schmidt cherries

The variety of organic cherries known as organic black schmidt cherries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50352506 Frozen organic black schmidt cherries (Commodity) describes specialty fruit products procured by school districts and educational institutions to support child nutrition programs, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal targeted demand. The code encompasses frozen fruit items meeting stringent food service specifications including nutritional standards compliance, allergen management, and whole-grain or nutrient-density requirements common across school meal programs. Issuing bodies soliciting under related produce and grocery codes are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with occasional municipal and state participation. School districts dominate this procurement landscape, driven by National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding and regulatory mandates. Districts regularly solicit produce, frozen foods, and grocery items on annual cycles; representative buyers include the City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri. These solicitations typically span 50 to 900+ line items across multiple product categories, with frozen and specialty fruit items bundled into larger produce or grocery procurement vehicles rather than solicited as standalone line items.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Connecticut and across the broader Southeast. The Douglas County School System in Georgia, operating through the GEC Buying Cooperative, solicited fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One; the RFP closed March 4, 2026. The City Schools of Decatur issued an IFB on April 16, 2026 (due May 15, 2026) for frozen foods and grocery items serving ten school sites. Rockwood R-VI School District in Wildwood, Missouri solicited grocery items supporting approximately 6,900 daily lunch and 900 breakfast participants across nearly 19,000 enrolled students, with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. The Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB on June 10, 2026 (sealed bids due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services on June 30, 2026. These solicitations uniformly require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, 24/7 food recall accessibility, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and delivery Monday through Friday to central warehouses and school sites. No recent opportunities specifically target frozen organic black schmidt cherries as a line item; the commodity appears subsumed within broader frozen or specialty fruit categories in larger school nutrition procurements.