UNSPSC 50302202: Bluetta blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as bluetta blueberries

UNSPSC 50302202 Bluetta blueberries (Commodity) covers fresh blueberry supply and delivery to state and local institutional food service operations, though recent procurement activity shows the code is being used more broadly for general fresh produce and grocery procurement across corrections, mental health, school nutrition, senior services, and child care programs. State and local buyers are using this code classification to solicit fresh fruit and vegetable contracts serving inmate populations, mental health facility residents, schoolchildren, senior citizens, and young children in care programs. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county school districts, city-level senior services and purchasing departments, regional health care coalitions, and Head Start organizations. Institutional food service is the dominant use case — procurement offices are bundling fresh produce categories (including but not limited to blueberries) under a single commodity code to streamline bidding for multi-item supply agreements rather than sourcing individual produce lines.

Recent solicitations show concentrated activity in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted three separate fresh fruit and vegetable RFPs in September and October 2026 (solicitations IW267420, IW267411, and IW267376) for warehouse and facility deliveries with response deadlines between October 14 and October 19, 2026. Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026) under a small business set-aside with bi-weekly delivery requirements and prevailing wage compliance. Madison Metropolitan School District issued two separate RFBs in July 2026 — one for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated contract value $78,000) and one for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) with Wisconsin-sourced produce and 5% diverse-owned business preference. Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Early County, Bartow County) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education posted multiple fresh produce RFBs and RFPs through June 2026, typically with contract periods running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited grocery products including frozen and fresh produce (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026, estimated value $969,460.94), and the City of San Antonio posted an RFP for produce market operation and delivery at senior centers (RFP 26-070, due May 27, 2026). Buy American requirements (minimum 51% domestic content) and prevailing wage compliance appear in corrections and school nutrition procurements; local-vendor preferences (5–10 points) appear in school and county park food service RFPs across Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, and Georgia.