UNSPSC 50301806: Mentor barberries

The variety of barberries known as mentor barberries

UNSPSC 50301806 Mentor barberries is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The source contains no recent opportunities soliciting mentor barberries or any specialty barberry varieties; instead, the recent opportunities are heavily concentrated in fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child care meal services, and correctional facility food service. The mismatch between the code name and actual recent buying activity suggests this code does not reflect current purchasing patterns or may not be actively used by state and local jurisdictions in the recent data period.

Recent state and local procurement under tags nominally associated with this code encompasses broad fresh fruit and vegetable purchasing for school districts, charter organizations, and municipal agencies across Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon, Florida, and California. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent bids and RFPs from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and multiple Georgia school systems including Henry County, Bulloch County, and the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 districts. Other issuing bodies include the City of Edinburg (Texas) for CACFP meal programs, Head Start of Greater Dallas, the City of San Antonio senior services, and the County of Santa Clara correctional food service. These solicitations pursue fresh produce (apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, specialty items), petite bananas, local and seasonal produce with geographic sourcing requirements, and dried fruits and nuts. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items (due June 26, 2026), and the GEC Buying Cooperative's SN 26-004 procurement of fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026). Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and the broader Southeast, with secondary activity in the Northwest and Mid-Atlantic. No recent solicitations name mentor barberries as a required item.