UNSPSC 50353207: Frozen organic american worcesterberry gooseberries

The variety of organic gooseberries known as organic american worcesterberry gooseberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50353207 Frozen organic american worcesterberry gooseberries is a Commodity code that in practice spans broader frozen and fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs and county social-services departments rather than the narrow specialty item its name suggests. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying shelf-stable and fresh food items to support National School Lunch Program operations, senior services meal programs, and emergency food assistance—often as part of larger multi-line-item food procurements that include proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy. The issuing bodies are school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), state agencies (State of Georgia), and municipalities (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases). Recent solicitations emphasize Buy American domestic-sourcing requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP compliance, whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, and nutrition standards aligned with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year with bids due June 26, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited informal written quotes (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with quotes due October 19, 2026. Early County Board of Education requested line-by-line bids for food and non-food products with bids due June 8, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought electronic bids on over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the school board's Food & Nutrition Services Department, with a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and bids due June 30, 2026. All solicitations require firm fixed pricing including packing and transportation with no separate fuel surcharges, 30–45 day payment terms, and compliance with federal food-service regulations and state worker-verification requirements.