UNSPSC 50302205: Duke blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as duke blueberries

UNSPSC 50302205 Duke blueberries, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce supply and delivery to state and local institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, child care programs, and parks departments. Recent solicitations show state and local procurement offices buying individual produce items—bananas, berries, apples, root vegetables, leafy greens, and other fresh fruits and vegetables—typically in case or bulk quantities delivered on fixed schedules to central warehouses or individual facility locations. The work involves sourcing, packaging, temperature-controlled delivery, and compliance with USDA quality standards, Buy American requirements where applicable, food safety certifications, and traceability documentation. Issuing bodies span correctional and mental health departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, DeSoto County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Bartow County Schools), municipalities (City of San Antonio, City of Bridgeport, City of Edinburg), counties (Collier County), Head Start and child care agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition), and special-purpose districts. State procurement offices in Georgia, Illinois, and Texas appear most active under this code in the recent window.

Recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply via IFB to multiple food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Huntsville (responses due October 14–19, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District issuing RFBs for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated annual value $78,000, contract term September 2026–June 2027) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly for elementary students, Wisconsin-sourced within 400 miles, contract September–November 2026 with optional extensions); the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center on a small-business set-aside basis with bi-weekly deliveries of specified items (yellow onions, bell peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, apples, oranges, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, and others meeting USDA criteria); and multiple Georgia school systems (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County) posting sealed-bid procurements for 200–300+ line items of fresh produce with contract terms spanning July 2026–June 2027. Collier County issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for concession food services at North Collier Regional Park with a 10-point local-vendor preference. Geographic concentration is highest in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with school nutrition programs driving the largest recent volume of solicitations.