UNSPSC 50302001: Apache blackberries

The variety of blackberries known as apache blackberries

UNSPSC 50302001 Apache blackberries is a Commodity code that describes fresh berries procured by state and local school nutrition programs, child care food providers, and corrections food services to support meal operations. Recent opportunities show schools and districts buying fresh produce including berries—particularly strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries—as components of broader fresh fruit and vegetable buys for National School Lunch Program compliance, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) distribution, and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meals. The code appears underutilized as a standalone category; instead, berries are typically procured as line items within comprehensive fresh produce RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs rather than as dedicated commodity solicitations.

Issuing bodies include Georgia school districts (Glynn County, Hancock County, Liberty County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Early County, Bartow County, and the GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 districts), Texas school districts (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), Florida school districts (Hillsborough County), Connecticut school districts (Meriden Public Schools), Oregon school districts (Central Point School District), and child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg CACFP, Head Start of Greater Dallas). Berries appear in nearly all recent fresh produce solicitations across the South and Southwest. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, where multiple district solicitations posted between late February and mid-June 2026 include strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries as itemized line items with specific case quantities and pack sizes. Recent representative opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (posting June 10, 2026; due June 26, 2026) specifying blackberries, pineberries, raspberries, and strawberries; the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP for Area One and Area Two (posting February 4, 2026; due March 4, 2026) covering berries across 30 Georgia districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System fresh produce bid (posting March 22, 2026; due April 23, 2026) with estimated procurement of 21,125 cases of Fuji apples and multiple berry varieties. Berries are typically subject to USDA Buy American compliance, HACCP traceability requirements, five- to seven-day minimum shelf life at delivery, and cost-plus-fixed-fee or firm-fixed-price structures with price adjustments tied to USDA Terminal Market reports.