UNSPSC 50353470: Frozen organic queen grapes

The variety of organic table grapes known as organic queen grapes that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50353470 Frozen organic queen grapes is a Commodity code that captures frozen specialty fruit products procured by state and local education agencies, principally school nutrition programs serving the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. State and local governments soliciting under this code are almost exclusively school districts and county boards of education, with occasional participation from state departments and municipal purchasing offices acting on behalf of school nutrition services. The work involves supplying frozen produce, fresh produce, and related grocery staples that meet USDA compliance standards, whole-grain and nutrition requirements under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, domestic sourcing preferences, and food-safety specifications including HACCP plans and product labeling. Vendors typically deliver on fixed schedules (Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) to central warehouses and individual school sites, accept orders through school-specific systems (such as LINQ School Solutions or NUTRIKIDS), and maintain emergency backup stock. Contracts run July 1 through June 30 and include renewal options; pricing is firm for the contract period with escalation requests considered on six-month cycles supported by third-party market data, and separate fuel surcharges are prohibited.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issuing an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with a June 30, 2026 due date; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an IFB for fresh produce with a June 26, 2026 due date; the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) soliciting grocery items across over 900 line items with an April 29, 2026 due date; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million and a March 4, 2026 due date. Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content) and insurance minimums (typically $1 million general liability per occurrence) are standard across solicitations. All bidders must provide USDA compliance statements, debarment certifications, E-Verify authorization, food-safety documentation, and capability references; blind product testing by school personnel is common.