UNSPSC 50302001: Apache blackberries

The variety of blackberries known as apache blackberries

UNSPSC 50302001 Apache blackberries is a Commodity code representing a single fresh produce line item. State and local governments procure blackberries as part of broader food-service contracting — primarily for institutional food operations serving incarcerated individuals, mental health facility residents, school nutrition programs, child care services, and senior center participants. The code appears in sourcing activity as a component within larger fresh-produce categories rather than as a standalone line item; recent solicitations name blackberries alongside dozens or hundreds of other fruit and vegetable varieties in unified produce contracts. Issuing bodies span state correctional and mental health departments, school districts, county boards of education, municipal food-service divisions, child care consortiums, and senior services departments. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Illinois Department of Corrections, and Georgia school districts appear prominently in recent activity, reflecting demand from custodial and educational food programs.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, Florida, and Ohio, driven by school nutrition procurement cycles aligned with fiscal and academic calendars. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to multiple food warehouses in Palestine and Snyder (IFB IW267376 and IW267420, responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026, respectively); the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside); and multiple Georgia school districts issuing sealed bids for fresh produce covering 40–200+ line items, including blackberries where specified (Bryan County Schools RFB due May 27, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education IFB due June 26, 2026; Dougherty County Board of Education due June 16, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District issued separate bids for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFBs 4162 and 4163, due July 29, 2026), signaling vendor segmentation by produce category and contract specialty.