UNSPSC 50355511: Frozen organic sharon fruit persimmon

The variety of organic persimmons known as organic sharon fruit persimmon that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50355511 Frozen organic sharon fruit persimmon is a Commodity code that encompasses frozen specialty produce items procured by state and local school nutrition programs as part of broader school meal supply contracts. In practice, state and local buyers rarely solicit frozen sharon fruit persimmons as a standalone line item; instead, they acquire such specialty frozen fruits as part of comprehensive grocery or frozen-food procurement contracts supporting National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations. Recent solicitations show that school districts and education authorities source frozen and fresh produce alongside meats, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared entrees in single, large-scale annual or multi-year contracts. Issuing bodies are almost exclusively K–12 school districts and school boards—including independent districts, county-level boards of education, and consolidated city-county systems—rather than state departments, municipalities, or other local entities. School nutrition programs operate under stringent federal compliance regimes (USDA Buy American requirements, whole-grain and sodium standards, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP food-safety protocols, and E-Verify work-authorization rules) that shape vendor qualifications and product specifications across all produce categories.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items for the 2026–27 school year with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) released an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two regions, with an estimated $4.4 million annual spend for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026; the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) solicited frozen foods and grocery items via IFB with sealed bids due May 15, 2026; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) issued Bid 26-34 for fresh produce covering 72 line items with a bid deadline of April 23, 2026; the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) requested bids on over 900 grocery-item line items with electronic submissions due April 29, 2026; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) sought bids on grocery items across 1,100 line items for its Board of Education's Food and Nutrition Services with electronic submissions due June 30, 2026; and the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requested line-by-line food bids with a June 8, 2026 deadline. All contracts run annually from July 1 through June 30 of the following year, with most reserving renewal or extension options. No recent opportunities specifically named frozen sharon fruit persimmons, suggesting the code sees little standalone solicitation activity in state and local procurement.