UNSPSC 50302101: Bog bilberries

The variety of billberries known as bog bilberries

UNSPSC 50302101 Bog bilberries is a Commodity code, but state and local governments are not procuring bog bilberries under this code in any of the recent opportunities documented. Instead, the opportunities tagged with this code span a broad range of fresh and processed food items for school nutrition, child care, and correctional food service programs — including fresh produce (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes), processed foods (frozen items, dairy, condiments, grains), dried fruits and nuts, eggs, and beverages. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations suggests either a data-entry error in the procurement system or a deliberate use of the code as a catch-all tag for diverse food commodities. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with a significant number of IFBs and RFPs from Georgia education agencies (Bulloch County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bryan County, Early County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County), Texas districts (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), and scattered opportunities from Connecticut, Florida, Oregon, and California jurisdictions. Several multi-district cooperative purchasing arrangements appear, including the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts and Head Start of Greater Dallas. Food service extends to child care (City of Edinburg CACFP, Head Start of Greater Dallas), senior services (City of San Antonio), and correctional facilities (County of Santa Clara).

The recent work solicited spans both fresh and shelf-stable categories: fresh produce contracts dominate, with weekly or bi-weekly delivery requirements to school and program sites; full-service food-supply contracts encompassing hundreds of line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments; specialized programs such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Bartow County Schools); and cooperative purchasing vehicles with fixed-fee or cost-plus pricing structures. Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, traceability and recall procedures, and E-Verify compliance appear consistently across solicitations. Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) issued RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and beverages with an anticipated contract value of $3.1 million for 2026–2027 and a February 25, 2026 response date; the GEC Buying Cooperative procurement spans two geographic areas in Georgia with combined estimated annual spending around $5.5 million and a March 4, 2026 proposal deadline. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi) with secondary presence in the Northeast and West Coast. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses appear in some solicitations but are not universal; local-vendor preferences surface in Texas (Edinburg, McAllen) and Oregon (Central Point). This code does not reflect a coherent procurement category and should be reviewed for proper classification.