UNSPSC 50302013: Tayberries

The variety of blackberries known as tayberries

UNSPSC 50302013 Tayberries, a Commodity code, represents a narrow produce category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through school nutrition programs and child care food service operations seeking fresh fruit supplies for meal programs. Recent solicitations show school districts and early care agencies sourcing tayberries as part of broader fresh-produce contracts, though they rarely appear as standalone line items—when present, they compete for shelf space alongside apples, bananas, berries, and seasonal specialty fruits within comprehensive produce bids. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs (elementary through high school districts), child care operators (including Head Start centers and Boys & Girls Clubs), and occasionally senior services divisions; Georgia school districts dominate the recent activity, with isolated procurements in Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and California. Most solicitations bundle tayberries into 70-to-200-line-item fresh-produce specs or broader grocery food service contracts, making standalone tayberry procurement rare and making competitive focus difficult when the code appears alongside dozens of higher-volume items.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Hancock, Liberty, Muscogee, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems) with scattered activity in Texas school districts and occasional procurements in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and California. Recent representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fresh fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with proposals due March 11, 2026; Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026); the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 covering 30 Georgia school districts for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026); and McAllen Independent School District RFP 2026-1029 serving 20,000 students across 31 campuses (extended deadline, proposals due March 6, 2026). Contract values where disclosed range from approximately $78,000 to $3.1 million for comprehensive produce and food service, with award timelines typically 60 to 90 days post-bid opening. Buy American provisions, HACCP and food safety certification requirements, insurance thresholds between $500,000 and $2 million, and weekly delivery schedules to multiple school sites are standard across all active solicitations. Tayberry demand remains highly seasonal and volume-dependent on individual district menu planning, making this code a minor player in institutional food procurement despite active school nutrition activity region-wide.