UNSPSC 50356700: Frozen organic strawberries

The juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50356700 Frozen organic strawberries is a Class code that frames the produce items state and local governments actually buy under it much more narrowly than recent solicitations suggest. While the code nominally targets frozen organic strawberries specifically, the recent opportunities show school districts, counties, and state agencies soliciting comprehensive fresh and frozen produce portfolios—fresh apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens, and specialty produce—often bundled with shelf-stable grocery items, dairy, proteins, and paper supplies to support school nutrition programs and senior services. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, and Early County Board of Education all posting competitive IFBs or RFQs within the past four months; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and the State of Georgia also appear as food procurers. The solicitations stress Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), USDA compliance for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program support, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, whole-grain requirements, HACCP food-safety plans, and domestic sourcing preferences.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, where Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, and Gwinnett County have all posted produce and food RFQs or IFBs with June and October 2026 response windows, and Connecticut, where the City of Bridgeport Board of Education sought over 1,100 line items of groceries with a June 30, 2026 electronic bid deadline through OpenGov. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (over 200 produce line items, June 26, 2026 sealed-bid deadline, delivery to three school sites); Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services (October 19, 2026, F.O.B. destination, Lawrenceville, Georgia); and Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food and non-food bid for 300+ food items plus cleaning supplies (June 8, 2026 deadline, July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 term with optional extension). Pricing is submitted firm throughout contract terms, payment terms range from Net 30 to Net 45 days, and awards typically go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, often with split-award discretion reserved.