UNSPSC 50301804: Wintergreen barberries

The variety of barberries known as wintergreen barberries

UNSPSC 50301804 Wintergreen barberries is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The sourcing records show no solicitations explicitly requesting wintergreen barberries; instead, the code appears in the taxonomy but does not map to the actual work being procured under recent opportunities. State and local governments purchasing under this code designation are instead acquiring comprehensive food products for school nutrition programs, child care meal services, senior center distribution, and correctional facilities. The scope spans fresh produce procurement—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and specialty items—as well as broader grocery supply contracts encompassing proteins, dairy, frozen goods, condiments, and paper products. Issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County, Austin ISD, Bulloch County, Henry County), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of San Antonio), counties (DeSoto, Hancock, Dougherty, Glynn, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Liberty, Bryan), state education systems (Georgia Department of Education), Head Start agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and correctional facilities (Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff). Repeat procurement across multiple school nutrition programs and districts suggests food service is the dominant buyer category within this code family.

Recent opportunities span the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Texas, Connecticut, Oregon, California, and Wisconsin, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school districts conducting 2026-2027 school-year procurements. Representative recent solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, contract value estimated at $78,000, due July 29, 2026), the Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce (18 elementary schools, estimated $600,000 annual budget, proposal due March 11, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 spanning 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million for fresh produce and eggs across two geographic areas (deadline March 4, 2026). The code does not support a current market for wintergreen barberries specifically; pursue alternative commodity codes or verify the intended classification with procurement offices before investing business development time.