UNSPSC 50352800: Frozen organic currants

The type of organic fruit known as organic currants that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50352800 Frozen organic currants, a Class code, does not reflect the scope of work state and local governments actually procure under recent activity. The code's nominal scope names a specific frozen fruit commodity, but the most recent opportunities solicited under this code document comprehensive grocery and food service procurement spanning hundreds of line items—frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, beverages, condiments, and paper supplies. State and local buyers using this code are primarily school districts and school nutrition programs, supplemented by municipal purchasing departments acting on behalf of school boards. These issuing bodies solicit through IFBs and RFPs for annual contracts running July 1 through June 30, typically with renewal options and firm-fixed pricing throughout the initial term. All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, USDA compliance, HACCP plans, whole-grain and low-sodium standards, and food-safety certifications including mock recalls, E-Verify authorization, debarment verification, and liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000. Delivery requirements are strict: Monday–Friday, specific temperature ranges, no separate fuel surcharges, and transportation prepaid to multiple school sites.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri and multistate cooperative purchasing. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases), which solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items via IFB with a June 30, 2026 response deadline; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, which requested over 200 fresh-produce line items via IFB with a June 26, 2026 due date; the Douglas County School System, which issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively, due March 4, 2026; and the Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri, which solicited over 900 grocery line items serving approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily, with electronic bids due April 29, 2026. The code's mismatch with actual purchasing activity signals potential misclassification within procurement systems; operators should verify coding against the specific commodity line items in solicitation documents rather than relying on the nominal code name alone.