UNSPSC 50301813: Warty barberries

The variety of barberries known as warty barberries

UNSPSC 50301813 Warty barberries is a Commodity code that designates a specific fresh produce item, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show almost no activity aligned with the nominal product. The single opportunity explicitly naming warty barberries does not appear in the dataset; instead, the opportunities tagged with this code predominantly solicit fresh produce for school nutrition and child care meal programs—including fresh fruits, vegetables, berries, apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and specialty items—but no references to warty barberries specifically. This mismatch between code designation and actual procurement activity suggests the code is either misapplied to broader produce categories in state and local databases or represents a hyper-specialized commodity with minimal institutional buying volume.

The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and school boards across the Southeast and Texas, including McAllen Independent School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and numerous Georgia districts (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Dougherty County, Hancock County), alongside child care providers such as the City of Edinburg's CACFP program and Head Start of Greater Dallas. Recent solicitations include RFP2026017 (City of Edinburg, CACFP meal program, proposals due August 4, 2026), RFB 4162 (Madison Metropolitan School District, petite bananas, bids due July 29, 2026), and RFB 4163 (Madison Metropolitan School District, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, bids due July 29, 2026). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with scattered activity in Connecticut, Oregon, California, and Mississippi. Given the absence of warty-barberries-specific demand and the code's apparent conflation with commodity-level fresh produce procurement, pursuit should focus on broader fresh-produce frameworks rather than this narrowly named code; vendors established in school nutrition distribution may see minimal value in tracking this particular code tier, as opportunities are more efficiently captured at the Family or Class level covering all fresh produce and fruits.