UNSPSC 50352900: Frozen organic dates

The oblong edible fruit of a palm (phoenix dactylifera) that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50352900 Frozen organic dates is a Class code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity recently posted under it. The code's nominal scope is frozen organic dates, but the recent opportunities solicited under this code span broad food-service procurement — shelf-stable grocery items, fresh produce, breakfast and lunch program staples including meats, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments, and paper supplies. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, city school districts, county boards of commissioners managing senior services, and state departments. The work is driven largely by National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program requirements, with vendors required to meet USDA nutrition standards, Buy American domestic-content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed items), HACCP food safety plans, E-Verify authorization, and blind product testing by school personnel and lab technicians. Award is made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with pricing firm for the contract period and no separate fuel or freight surcharges permitted. Vendors must carry general liability and products liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on issuer), provide three professional references, and comply with debarment and suspension verification.

Recent opportunities originate primarily in Georgia, with Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (IWQ 140229, IFB, due October 19, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, bids due June 26, 2026), and Early County Board of Education (line-by-line food bid, bids due June 8, 2026) soliciting under the code. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut also posted a food-service bid for the Bridgeport Board of Education (RFQ BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) with over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, frozen products, condiments, and meat products. The State of Georgia posted a broad food-supplies RFB (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) with full scope in attached documentation. The code shows active state and local procurement in Georgia and Connecticut; the recent-opportunities block does not support activity in other states.