UNSPSC 50356200: Frozen organic raspberries

Any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50356200 Frozen organic raspberries, a Class code, represents a narrow commodity within school food service procurement, where state and local governments buy frozen berries and related produce items as part of comprehensive nutrition programs serving student meals under USDA standards. Recent solicitations show that frozen raspberries appear as line items within broader grocery and produce contracts rather than as standalone procurements; they are solicited alongside other fruits, vegetables, and prepared foods to meet National School Lunch Program requirements, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, whole-grain mandates, sodium limits, and domestic sourcing preferences under Buy American provisions. The code reflects work actually being bought by school districts, counties, and municipalities that manage child nutrition services—particularly school boards of education managing central food service operations across multiple school sites with multi-year contracts running July 1 through June 30.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri school systems. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items (including frozen products) for the Bridgeport Board of Education with electronic bids due June 30, 2026 (IFB BNB052266); Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year with bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB SN002-2027); the Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri soliciting grocery items spanning over 900 line items with bids due April 29, 2026 (via NUTRIKIDS electronic system); the City Schools of Decatur issuing an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with bids due May 15, 2026; and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issuing an RFP for fresh produce and eggs to serve 30 school districts across two geographic areas, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two and proposals due March 4, 2026. All contracts impose firm fixed pricing for the contract period, include packing and transportation to individual school sites, mandate HACCP plans, require Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic content where applicable, and demand state-level E-Verify authorization and commercial general liability insurance typically ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence.