UNSPSC 50352704: Frozen organic howe cranberries

The variety of organic cranberries known as organic howe cranberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50352704 Frozen organic howe cranberries (Commodity) captures a narrowly defined product that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through school nutrition programs as part of broader frozen-produce and grocery-item solicitations. The source records show no standalone frozen-cranberry purchases; instead, frozen cranberries appear as one line item within comprehensive food-service contracts that span hundreds of products—snacks, vegetables, grains, dairy, meats, and prepared items—all required to meet USDA nutrition standards, whole-grain mandates, sodium limits, and the National School Lunch Program guidelines. State and local purchasing offices treat frozen organic cranberries as a commodity fungible with other frozen fruits and vegetables rather than as a standalone procurement category. School districts and their food-service departments issue these contracts as annual or multi-year agreements, typically via IFB or RFP, to sustain child nutrition programs across elementary through high schools. Vendors must comply with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), carry HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, maintain general liability insurance at $1 million per occurrence or higher, meet E-Verify requirements, and deliver to designated warehouse or school sites on schedules coordinated with other grocery items.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Missouri. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted a fresh-produce IFB on June 10, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items including berries; the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery on April 16, 2026 (due May 15, 2026) with deliveries to ten schools; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce on March 22, 2026 (due April 23, 2026) with 72 items and estimated annual quantities reaching 21,125 cases for single products; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued a cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs on February 4, 2026 (due March 4, 2026) across 30 districts with $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One alone; and the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted a grocery-items bid on March 31, 2026 (due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items for approximately 19,000 students. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited grocery items on June 30, 2026 (due June 30, 2026) and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted a food-and-non-food bid on May 11, 2026 (due June 8, 2026). No incumbent vendors are identified across these records, and set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are noted in only one solicitation (Decatur).