UNSPSC 50301800: Barberries

The type of fruit known as barberries

UNSPSC 50301800 Barberries, a Class code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a single produce item (barberries), but the twenty-six solicitations tagged under this classification in the dataset reflect no purchases of barberries themselves. Instead, they span a much broader set of fresh produce, processed produce, dairy, eggs, and ancillary food-service products — apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, fresh-cut vegetables, milk, dried fruits, nuts, and grocery staples — procured by school districts, county boards of education, Head Start programs, senior services departments, and correctional facilities across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, Utah, and California. The mismatch suggests a data-classification artifact rather than active barberry procurement at the state and local level.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with repeat activity from Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Bryan County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan and Salt Lake City in the upper Midwest and Mountain West; and independent school districts in Texas including Austin, McAllen, and Hillsborough County. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across two geographic zones in Georgia (due March 4, 2026, with a five-year contract term and approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending), and Austin Independent School District's RFP for fresh produce and beverages (due March 11, 2026, explicitly excluding third-party logistics subcontractors and emphasizing Good Food Purchasing Program alignment). Procurement activity clusters heavily in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary concentrations in Texas, Florida, and the Mountain West. These solicitations reflect institutional food service for captive populations — children in schools and Head Start, seniors, and detained individuals — where volume is substantial, specifications are tight, delivery windows are narrow, and federal compliance (Buy American, USDA standards, HACCP, debarment certification) is mandatory.