UNSPSC 50352520: Frozen organic geans/guines cherries

The variety of organic cherries known as organic geans/guines cherries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50352520 Frozen organic geans/guines cherries is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as part of broader school nutrition and food service supply contracts. Recent solicitations show that this code is embedded within much larger grocery and frozen-food procurement efforts, where frozen cherries appear as one line item among hundreds spanning breakfast items, fruits, vegetables, dairy, proteins, condiments, and prepared foods for child nutrition programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, supported by school nutrition departments responsible for meeting USDA National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program requirements. These jurisdictions procure frozen produce and other food items under fixed-price or cost-plus frameworks, with strict compliance requirements including Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, whole grain specifications, low-sodium formulations, product labeling with nutritional information and CN labels, HACCP plans, food recall procedures, and state health inspections. Frozen organic cherries, when solicited, compete within a competitive environment where vendors must maintain cold-chain logistics, deliver to multiple school sites on firm schedules, accept orders through school district systems such as LINQ or NUTRIKIDS, and meet liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on the district.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary representation in Connecticut. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education issued Solicitation BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items, including frozen products, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, via OpenGov e-Procurement Portal; the contract runs July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with mandatory domestic-ingredient documentation and blind tasting by school personnel. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce on June 10, 2026 with bids due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited over 900 grocery line items with electronic bids due April 29, 2026 via NUTRIKIDS, serving 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily. 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 across 30 districts with estimated spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. No recent opportunities specifically isolate frozen organic cherries as a standalone procurement or sole-source requirement; the code shows activity primarily as a subordinate line item within multi-category food service RFPs and IFBs issued by school districts in early 2026 through June 2026.