UNSPSC 50356203: Frozen organic black raspberry

The variety of organic raspberries known as organic black raspberry that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50356203 Frozen organic black raspberry (Commodity) is a specialty food product category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show that frozen raspberries appear as one line item within much broader grocery and frozen-food procurement scopes; the code itself represents a single product variant rather than a major procurement category. School districts across multiple states are soliciting frozen and fresh produce for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program support, typically bundling raspberries alongside dozens or hundreds of other food items in consolidated bids. The issuing bodies are uniformly public school districts and school systems — independent school districts, county boards of education, and consolidated county-city school systems — that purchase through competitive IFB and RFP processes. No state departments, county purchasing offices, or municipalities are soliciting under this code in the recent opportunities; the entire activity stream is school-nutrition-focused.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items including frozen products, with response due the same date and contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with response due June 26, 2026. The Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted solicitation CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027 on March 31, 2026 for over 900 grocery items, with bids due April 29, 2026. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP 26-003 on January 21, 2026 for food supply and distribution serving approximately 25,500 students, with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 and proposals due February 18, 2026. All solicitations mandate firm, fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges; HACCP plans and food-recall procedures; Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content for processed products); state and federal debarment verification; and liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000. Frozen raspberries, when named in these procurements, are sourced as part of broader produce or grocery line-item awards made to responsive and responsible vendors, often with awards to multiple vendors by category or line item.