UNSPSC 50302200: Blueberries

The edible blue or blackish berry of any of several plants (genus vaccinium) of the heath family

UNSPSC 50302200 Blueberries is a Class code. State and local governments procure blueberries and other fresh produce under this code primarily through food service operations — institutional food supply to correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, parks, senior services, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show a shift from blueberries as a standalone commodity to blueberries and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables as part of broader produce supply contracts, often bundled with delivery and storage requirements. The mix of issuing bodies reflects the institutional food-service landscape: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) with multiple food-warehouse supply contracts, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, school districts in Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut, county boards of education, county parks departments, Head Start and child nutrition program operators, and municipal senior services. TDCJ and school districts appear as repeat buyers in the recent block, with TDCJ issuing at least three produce solicitations in September and October 2026 for food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville, Texas, all under IFB or proposal-request processes with response dates in mid-October 2026.

Recent activity clusters in the South and Midwest, with significant concentration in Georgia (school districts in Bartow, Dougherty, Bryan, Hancock counties, plus early-county schools), Texas (TDCJ food warehouses and Edinburg school nutrition), Illinois (Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District). Additional recent solicitations come from Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), Mississippi (DeSoto County School District), California (Ventura County), and Michigan (Marion Health Care Coalition). Representative recent opportunities include TDCJ's RFP for fresh fruit and vegetables at the Palestine facility (IW267376, response due October 19, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's IFB for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual contract value $78,000); Collier County's Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025, includes concession-facility food supply); and multiple school-district produce bids across Georgia, such as Hancock County Schools' 200+ line-item fresh-produce IFB (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) and Bartow County's local-sourced produce RFP (10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026, 400-mile domestic sourcing requirement). Buy American provisions, USDA compliance, HACCP plans, prevailing-wage certifications, and local-vendor preferences are standard. Contract values where disclosed range from $78,000 (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas tri-supplier grocery procurement); most school and institutional contracts run July through June or for a single fiscal year with optional renewals.