UNSPSC 50445002: Frozen garden huckleberry

The variety of nightshades known as garden huckleberry that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445002 Frozen garden huckleberry is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect procurement of frozen huckleberries. Instead, the solicitations show substantial and ongoing purchasing of frozen vegetables (carrots, corn, assorted blends, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower), fresh produce, and comprehensive grocery and food service products across multiple state and local institutions. The code's nominal scope does not align with what jurisdictions are actually buying.

The issuing bodies are predominantly state correctional and human services agencies, school districts, and county governments. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple frozen-vegetable ITBs (frozen corn, assorted vegetables, carrots) with 5% Oregon-fabricated and 5% resident-bidder preferences, totaling up to 10% combined preference. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated maximum value of $4.5 million over three years. School districts—including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Dallas Independent School District (Texas), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia)—are soliciting comprehensive food and produce bids, typically on an annual cycle for July-through-June contract years. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania has posted as-needed grocery and meat procurement for its correctional facility. State agencies in Georgia and Illinois have also posted general frozen-food and grocery solicitations. Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Missouri, with school nutrition procurement particularly active across the Southeast and Texas.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017451 for approximately 40,000 pounds of frozen sweet corn (bids due July 24, 2026, at $0.498 per pound historical reference), and ITB S2910000017439 for 120,000 pounds of frozen potato products (bids due July 24, 2026, at $0.3811 per pound historical reference). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to the El Paso State Supported Living Center (bids due July 13, 2026) offered approximately $1.5 million historical value and requires firm fixed unit pricing with CPI-indexed adjustments. Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (sealed bids due April 27, 2026) covers weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, requiring minimum three years' business and food-delivery experience and Buy American compliance. The Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution serving 32 schools estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million (proposals due February 18, 2026). These solicitations are awarded on lowest responsive bid, best value, or lowest line-item cost, with contract periods typically running 12 months and renewable for one to four additional years. Vendors commonly must provide liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million limits), comply with Buy American provisions and HACCP requirements, and maintain firm pricing for the initial contract term with subsequent adjustments tied to USDA or CPI indices.