UNSPSC 50355505: Frozen organic fuyu persimmons

The variety of organic persimmons known as organic fuyu persimmons that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50355505 Frozen organic fuyu persimmons (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty product category that state and local governments procure primarily through broader food-service contracts rather than standalone persimmon orders. The recent solicitations tagged under this code show minimal direct activity focused on frozen organic fuyu persimmons specifically; instead, purchasing bodies soliciting under umbrella food codes (including fresh produce, grocery items, and school nutrition programs) incorporate persimmons and other specialty fruits as line items within large, multi-category procurement vehicles. When persimmons do appear, they surface in school district nutrition contracts serving the National School Lunch Program and similar meal-service operations, where they compete against standard apple varieties, berries, citrus, and stone fruits. The solicitations indicate that state and local governments evaluate frozen specialty fruits alongside fresh produce based on unit pricing, compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), whole-grain and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, HACCP certification, and vendor capacity for emergency 24-hour restocking.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and state agriculture or food-service procurement offices (State of Georgia). Geographic activity centers on Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, and state-level solicitations) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), with response dates clustered in mid-to-late June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items including specialty fruits delivered to three school sites over a twelve-month contract period, and Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 food bid encompassing 300+ food items with emphasis on domestic sourcing and whole-grain compliance. Frozen organic fuyu persimmons, when solicited, typically compete as one of many produce options in line-item evaluations under lowest-unit-price awards, without set-asides or preferences specific to organic or specialty status.