UNSPSC 50352516: Frozen organic duke cherries

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

UNSPSC 50352516 Frozen organic duke cherries, a Commodity code, maps to state and local procurement for specialty frozen fruit products used primarily in school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations under this code show school districts and municipal agencies sourcing frozen fruits as components of broader grocery and frozen-food procurement for child nutrition services, though the code itself is narrow and represents a single product line rather than an aggregated family. The issuing bodies include independent school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia serving multiple districts through cooperative purchasing), municipal school systems (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and state-level procurement (State of Georgia). These buyers source frozen fruits as line items within comprehensive grocery and food-service contracts that span breakfast and lunch programs and support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, all subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content and USDA compliance. Frozen fruits appear alongside frozen vegetables, dairy, meats, grains, condiments, and fresh produce in the same solicitations, with vendors required to meet nutritional standards including whole-grain requirements, low-sodium formulations, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act compliance.

The geographic concentration of recent activity centers on Georgia and Connecticut, with the largest number of solicitations posted from school districts across Georgia (Douglas County, Hancock County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County, Early County, and State of Georgia) and a notable solicitation from the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, alongside activity in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery-items IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items with frozen products specified and firm pricing through June 2027; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) encompassing berries and other produce items; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (PE64810NONST2026000000047, due March 4, 2026) covering fresh produce and eggs for 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. Contract terms are typically firm-price, July 1 through June 30 annual periods with options to renew, and delivery is required to central warehouses and individual school sites Monday through Friday during specified hours, with all freight and packing charges included and no fuel surcharges permitted.