UNSPSC 50356205: Frozen organic delicious raspberry

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

UNSPSC 50356205 Frozen organic delicious raspberry is a Commodity code that encompasses frozen berry products, including raspberries, supplied to school nutrition programs as part of broader fresh and frozen produce procurement for child nutrition services. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and school boards seeking compliant frozen fruit inventory for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations. The actual purchasing pattern shows frozen raspberries and other berries integrated into comprehensive frozen and fresh produce contracts rather than purchased as standalone line items; recent solicitations from school districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut consistently list raspberries alongside apples, strawberries, blackberries, and other frozen or fresh fruit options as component items within larger grocery and produce RFPs and IFBs. Issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and boards of education, including urban systems such as City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), rural districts such as Early County Board of Education (Georgia) and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), and mid-sized systems such as Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri). A multi-district cooperative procurement model also appears in the Douglas County School System RFP, which covers 30 school districts across Georgia through the GEC Buying Cooperative.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and appears driven by annual school nutrition contract cycles running July 1 through June 30. Representative solicitations include the Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP (SN 26-004) for 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two, closed March 4, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (SN002-2027) covering over 200 line items including raspberries, with bids due June 26, 2026; and the City Schools of Decatur IFB for frozen foods and grocery items due May 15, 2026. Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 grocery line items by April 29, 2026, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System sought 72 fresh produce items by April 23, 2026. All contracts emphasize Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), HACCP plans, food safety certifications, firm fixed pricing with restricted escalation provisions, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites. Contracts typically span July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with renewal options of one to four additional years at the district's discretion.