UNSPSC 50355901: Frozen organic foothill pomegranates

The variety of organic pomegranates known as organic foothill pomegranates that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50355901 Frozen organic foothill pomegranates, a Commodity code, does not align with the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code classification in recent solicitations. The recent opportunities posted under this code span shelf-stable grocery items, fresh produce, and comprehensive food-service supply contracts supporting school nutrition programs and county social services — but none of the documented solicitations specifically reference frozen organic pomegranates or frozen specialty fruits of any kind. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an IWQ on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, and pasta for senior services delivery, while the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB encompassed over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast cereals, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products subject to National School Lunch Program compliance and Buy American provisions. Hancock County Board of Education and Early County Board of Education both posted fresh-produce and comprehensive food-service bids in June 2026, the former targeting 200+ line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty produce for the 2026–27 school year, and the latter requesting meats, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, and paper supplies across three schools. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county education boards, with one county social-services agency (Gwinnett County).

The geographic concentration of recent activity centers on Georgia, where Gwinnett County, Hancock County, and Early County boards posted solicitations between May and October 2026. Connecticut's City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued a parallel grocery and fresh-produce bid for its Board of Education in June 2026. The Georgia State Purchasing Division posted a broad food-and-kitchen-products bid in May 2026 with a June 22, 2026 due date, but the full scope was not available in the posting summary. All school-district solicitations emphasize Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP compliance, E-Verify authorization, firm pricing with no fuel surcharges, and delivery within specified windows to central warehouses and school sites on standard pallets. Award criteria consistently apply lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder evaluation with optional multi-vendor splits. The code appears to show little activity aligned to frozen organic specialty fruits; recent posted opportunities suggest the taxonomy tag may be a mismatch to the actual procurement needs in this market segment.