UNSPSC 50302013: Tayberries

The variety of blackberries known as tayberries

UNSPSC 50302013 Tayberries is a Commodity code covering fresh berry procurement for institutional food service. State and local governments procure tayberries and allied fresh fruits and vegetables as components of broader produce supply contracts for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior centers, mental health facilities, child care programs, and parks-and-recreation concessions. The code sits within broader fresh-produce and grocery-item buys; recent solicitations frame tayberries as line items within multi-SKU fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply agreements rather than standalone specialty procurements. Issuing bodies span state corrections and mental-health departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District, Bartow County School System), county governments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), cities (City of Bridgeport, City of San Antonio, City of Edinburg), and specialized agencies including Head Start organizations, county health coalitions, and parks departments. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears twice in September–October 2026 solicitations (food warehouse supply contracts at Snyder and Wynne facilities), signaling recurring seasonal demand from that buyer.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with Georgia (school districts in Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, and Early County; state-level procurements) and Texas (TDCJ facilities, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg) dominating the sample. Illinois (Department of Corrections at Joliet, Department of Mental Health at Madden Mental Health Center), Florida (Collier County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Mississippi (DeSoto County School District) round out the geographic spread. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFP for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026), Collier County's Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN, due March 6, 2025), the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside), and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, with Wisconsin-sourced, ready-to-eat produce and local-vendor preference). School lunch and breakfast programs predominate; contracts emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, domestic sourcing preferences, and delivery to centralized warehouses or distributed school and facility sites on weekly or bi-weekly schedules.