UNSPSC 50301809: Aurea barberries

The variety of barberries known as aurea barberries

UNSPSC 50301809 Aurea barberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments buying under this code are actually procuring fresh produce — primarily fresh fruits and vegetables for institutional food service, including school meal programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care operations. The code shows substantial recent activity across multiple issuing-body types: state departments of corrections and mental health (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County, Bryan County), municipal departments (Bridgeport Board of Education, City of San Antonio, City of Edinburg), counties (Collier County), and specialized agencies (Head Start organizations, MHCC). Solicitation structures vary widely — RFPs, RFBs (Request for Bid), IFBs (Invitation for Bid), and ITNs (Invitation to Negotiate) — with response dates clustered in May through October 2026. Scope typically includes apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and seasonal specialty items, with deliveries ranging from bi-weekly to daily depending on the institution. Buy American provisions and USDA compliance requirements are standard across school nutrition and correctional procurement. Local-sourcing preferences appear in school district and regional procurement (400-mile radius filters in Wisconsin and Georgia; local-vendor preference points in Collier County and Texas municipalities).

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Early County, plus state-level Georgia procurement) and Texas (TDCJ multiple facilities, Edinburg, San Antonio), with secondary activity in Illinois (Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh fruit and vegetable supply requests to Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne facilities (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411, due October 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana and fresh fruit and vegetable snack bids (RFB 4162 and 4163, due July 2026, with estimated annual banana contract value of $78,000); Collier County's North Collier Regional Park concession food services ITN (due March 2025, with local-vendor preference of 10 evaluation points); and the Illinois Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center fresh produce quote request (small business set-aside, due September 2026). School districts dominate the geographic and frequency concentration; correctional and mental health facilities are secondary but steady buyers.