UNSPSC 50356217: Frozen organic purpleflowering raspberry

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

UNSPSC 50356217 Frozen organic purpleflowering raspberry is a Commodity code that covers specialized frozen berry products procured by state and local education agencies to support school nutrition programs. The recent solicitations tagged under this code show that state and local governments are actually buying broad-based frozen and fresh grocery items—including frozen produce, dairy, proteins, grains, and prepared foods—rather than frozen organic raspberries as a standalone line item. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia). The code reflects activity in the food-service supply chain for child nutrition programs operating under USDA National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program requirements, where districts typically procure 200 to 1,100+ line items per contract and emphasize Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, whole-grain standards, low-sodium formulations, and products free of nuts and artificial additives.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with additional recent solicitations in Connecticut and Missouri. The Douglas County School System issued a cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) and a separate RFP for a main-line food distributor estimated at approximately $9 million annually (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026). The Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited grocery items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch and 900 breakfast participants across 900+ line items (IFB due April 29, 2026), while Bridgeport's Board of Education requested bids on 1,100+ grocery items with firm pricing through June 30, 2027 (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026). All recent solicitations specify firm fixed pricing for the contract term, require transportation and packing included in unit pricing with no fuel surcharges, mandate delivery Monday through Friday to school sites or central warehouses, and award on a line-item or multi-vendor basis based on lowest responsive and responsible bid. Vendors must carry minimum general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence, comply with E-Verify requirements, provide HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, and submit USDA compliance documentation at bid submission.