UNSPSC 50301811: Crimson pygmy barberries

The variety of barberries known as crimson pygmy barberries

UNSPSC 50301811 Crimson pygmy barberries is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity tagged with this code—Santa Clara County's February 2026 solicitation for dried fruits and nuts for a correctional facility—does not align with the code's ornamental shrub classification and appears to be a coding error in the source system.

The recent opportunities block instead reflects substantial and sustained procurement activity across a distinctly different commodity category: fresh produce, eggs, groceries, and food service supplies for school nutrition programs, child and adult care facilities, and senior services. State and local buyers—including school districts (Austin ISD, Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, Henry County, and dozens of others across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Florida, Oregon, and Mississippi), city and county departments (San Antonio Parks & Recreation, Bridgeport Board of Education, early-care consortia like Head Start of Greater Dallas, and Meriden Public Schools), and regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia districts)—are actively issuing RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for produce distribution, with response dates clustered between March and June 2026. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's July 2026 RFB for petite bananas (weekly usage 70–90 cases, $78,000 annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 weekly servings, locational filter within Wisconsin, organic produce preference), Hillsborough County Public Schools' March 2026 FFVP proposal ($600,000 annual budget for specialty fruits and vegetables to 18 elementary sites), and the GEC Buying Cooperative's March 2026 RFP spanning two geographic areas with combined estimated annual spending of $5.5 million. The code as published does not capture the actual procurement landscape reflected in recent state and local solicitation activity.