UNSPSC 50302206: Hardyblue blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as hardyblue blueberries

UNSPSC 50302206 Hardyblue blueberries (Commodity) names a single fresh-fruit line item, but state and local procurement activity tagged to this code does not reflect purchase of blueberries specifically. Instead, issuing bodies are soliciting broad fresh-produce supply contracts—fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, and comprehensive grocery and food-service items—for school districts, correctional facilities, mental-health centers, senior services, child-care programs, and food-service operations. The actual buying encompasses apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and dozens of other produce items, along with processed foods, dairy, proteins, and non-food supplies for meal programs. School districts dominate the recent solicitation activity, with multiple districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Connecticut, Texas, and Illinois issuing RFBs and RFPs for fresh-produce supply during the 2026–2027 school year. Correctional and mental-health facilities in Texas and Illinois are also active, as are municipalities and child-care organizations seeking produce for senior services, Head Start programs, and CACFP meal operations. The code does not align with what state and local governments are actually buying at the line-item level; the activity appears misclassified under a commodity-specific code when it belongs to broader fresh-produce or grocery-supply families.

Recent representative solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District issuing RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated annual value $78,000, bids due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly for elementary students, sourced within 400 miles of Madison, bids due July 29, 2026); the DeSoto County School District (Mississippi) requesting sealed bids on fresh-produce distribution to 41 school sites with a cost-plus-fee model (bids due June 22, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce for school nutrition (bids due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply to correctional facilities at Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne (response dates October 14–19, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh-produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (RFQ due September 3, 2026). Geographic concentration centers on Georgia, with school districts in Bryan County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, and Hancock County all posting procurements; activity also appears in Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois, Connecticut, and Florida, with responses typically due in the June–October 2026 window.