UNSPSC 50356223: Frozen organic sweet cultivated raspberry

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

UNSPSC 50356223 Frozen organic sweet cultivated raspberry is a Commodity code covering frozen specialty produce items that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs supporting federal meal initiatives. Recent solicitations show school districts buying frozen raspberries as part of broader frozen fruit and vegetable line items within comprehensive grocery and produce contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. The issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and school system nutrition departments spanning multiple states, reflecting the code's tight alignment with child nutrition services under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. State and local governments do not appear to issue standalone solicitations for this single frozen fruit item; instead, raspberries are embedded within line-item food supply contracts alongside dozens or hundreds of other frozen and fresh produce items, breakfast staples, dairy, proteins, condiments, and non-food supplies.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce (including frozen berries), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases June 2026 bid for grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs spanning 30 districts across two Georgia areas, the City Schools of Decatur's April 2026 IFB for frozen foods and grocery items, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's March 2026 bid for fresh produce, the Early County Board of Education's May 2026 line-by-line food bid, the Rockwood R-VI School District's March 2026 grocery items procurement, and the State of Georgia's May 2026 food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation. None of these opportunities isolate frozen organic raspberries as a separately managed line item; the code appears to reflect a narrow sub-classification within much larger food service contracts where award typically goes to primary and secondary vendors on a line-item basis, with pricing firm for the contract term and delivery to multiple school sites or central warehouses Monday through Friday on standard pallets with prepaid freight.