UNSPSC 50301811: Crimson pygmy barberries

The variety of barberries known as crimson pygmy barberries

UNSPSC 50301811 Crimson pygmy barberries is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity captured in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally describes a specific ornamental shrub variety, yet the recent solicitations tagged under this code consistently solicit fresh produce supply and delivery for institutional food service — including fresh fruits, vegetables, and related items for prison systems, school nutrition programs, senior services, mental health facilities, and regional parks. This mismatch signals that the code has been misapplied to food-service procurement at the source level; the opportunities are substantively about general fresh produce supply contracts, not barberries or ornamental plants.

State and local buyers issuing under this code span Texas corrections and education agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, City of Edinburg, Madison Metropolitan School District, DeSoto County School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), Illinois corrections and mental health agencies (Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), Florida county parks (Collier County), Connecticut and Connecticut school boards, Georgia schools and state agencies, and miscellaneous healthcare coalitions and senior-services divisions. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Representative recent procurements include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetable supply via RFQ (IFB) for the Palestine facility (due October 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting bi-weekly produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks via RFB (due July 29, 2026), and DeSoto County School District requesting fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites via IFB (due June 22, 2026). Collier County issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food concessions at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, a past deadline). The code shows no recent activity aligned with its stated commodity definition.