UNSPSC 50302104: Oval-leaved bilberries

The variety of billberries known as oval-leaved bilberries

UNSPSC 50302104 Oval-leaved bilberries is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce procurement for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitation activity shows minimal direct demand for oval-leaved bilberries specifically. Instead, issuing bodies are actively procuring broad fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts that encompass apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, and specialty items as components of larger meal programs. State and local buyers—primarily school districts, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, and child care programs—issue RFBs, RFPs, IFBs, and ITNs for fresh produce delivery on weekly, bi-weekly, or as-needed schedules, typically with firm pricing, temperature-controlled delivery requirements, and HACCP compliance mandates. School districts dominate the recent opportunity volume, often requiring produce sourced within geographic constraints (400 miles or within-state preferences in Wisconsin, Georgia, and Texas) and complying with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable). Many solicitations apply local-vendor preferences (5–10 evaluation points) and prioritize certified diverse-owned, minority-owned, or woman-owned business status.

Recent activity spans Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable supply to prison food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville; City of Edinburg CACFP meal program; Head Start of Greater Dallas), Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners' North Collier Regional Park food services ITN with 10-point local preference), Illinois (Illinois Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center produce RFQ with small business set-aside; Illinois Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center weekly produce small purchase), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District petite bananas RFB at $78,000 annual contract value and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks RFB with 400-mile and within-state sourcing requirement), Georgia (Bartow County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, and Bryan County school districts; State of Georgia food and kitchen products bid), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items bid supporting the National School Lunch Program). No recent solicitation explicitly names oval-leaved bilberries as a line item, indicating that pursuit under this code requires reframing toward broader fresh fruit and vegetable logistics and compliance infrastructure rather than a specialized fruit category.