UNSPSC 50301804: Wintergreen barberries

The variety of barberries known as wintergreen barberries

UNSPSC 50301804 Wintergreen barberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce under this code principally through institutional foodservice contracts serving correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health treatment centers, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show that the code captures a much broader produce category than the nominal commodity name suggests—vendors are supplying comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable assortments including apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, and other seasonal items to meet nutritional program requirements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state departments of corrections and mental health, with occasional participation by cities, counties, and special-purpose food-service entities. School districts dominate the pipeline, driven by National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program procurement cycles.

The geographic spread is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida, with activity clustered around the school-year calendar (late spring and early summer for fiscal-year-2027 solicitations) and year-round demand from state facilities. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for its Snyder Food Warehouse and Palestine facility (IFB IW267420 and IW267376, due October 14 and October 19, 2026), the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia seeking fresh produce for 2026–27 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, estimated 200+ line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, and specialty produce), the Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin requesting petite bananas under RFB 4162 (due July 29, 2026, contract value $78,000 annually for 70–90 cases per week) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 with a 400-mile Wisconsin-only sourcing requirement and 5% diverse-owned business preference, and the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, under small business set-aside with bi-weekly deliveries of specified items and prevailing wage compliance required). Buy American provisions are standard in school district procurements; local-sourcing and geographic-preference provisions appear in Wisconsin, Georgia, and Florida opportunities. Most contracts run one school or fiscal year with optional renewal periods, and pricing remains competitive with F.O.B. Destination terms, no fuel surcharges, and firm pricing for the contract period unless escalation clauses reference USDA or Bureau of Labor Statistics indices.