UNSPSC 50356703: Frozen organic ever bearing strawberries

The variety of organic strawberries known as organic ever bearing strawberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50356703 Frozen organic ever bearing strawberries (Commodity) represents fresh and frozen fruit products that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior services meal provisions, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and county food-service departments buying frozen strawberries as part of larger produce and grocery contracts supporting National School Lunch Program compliance, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and domestic sourcing preferences. The code appears in mixed procurements where frozen berries are one line item among 200-plus produce SKUs or 1,000-plus grocery items rather than as standalone strawberry contracts. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county government departments (Gwinnett County Department of Community Services), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia).

Geographic activity centers on Georgia and Connecticut in the most recent cycle. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items spanning strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and other berries for the 2026-27 school year with a due date of June 26, 2026. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026 for approximately 300 food items plus non-food supplies across three schools, with emphasis on domestic sourcing and products without added sugars or artificial additives. Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued an RFQ via OpenGov e-Procurement for over 1,100 grocery line items with a due date of June 30, 2026, requiring Buy American documentation and blind laboratory testing of samples for nutrition compliance. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) posted an informal written quote request for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026, though that particular opportunity centered on canned and dried goods rather than fresh or frozen berries. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products bid due June 22, 2026, with scope details in an attached document.