UNSPSC 50302208: Misty blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as misty blueberries

UNSPSC 50302208 Misty blueberries is a Commodity code that describes fresh produce — specifically blueberries and broader fresh fruit and vegetable supply — procured by state agencies, school districts, counties, and social-services organizations to support institutional food service operations. State and local buyers under this code are acquiring fresh produce for child nutrition programs (school breakfasts and lunches), correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, child care facilities, and regional parks. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, school district nutrition programs across multiple states, county boards of education, city social services departments, and regional health care consortia. Procurement activity reflects high volume: school districts alone are sourcing hundreds of produce line items weekly (ranging from 70 to 5,900 servings per week depending on program scope), correctional facilities are placing large standing orders via state procurement portals, and senior centers are distributing produce boxes to members at multiple sites. Vendors face standardized operational demands — USDA compliance for domestic content, CACFP and National School Lunch Program regulatory adherence, HACCP food safety plans, bi-weekly or weekly delivery schedules to multiple locations, temperature-controlled logistics, and full traceability documentation including farm of origin and recall accessibility.

Recent procurement activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut, reflecting school nutrition demand across the Southeast and Midwest. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses serving prison facilities (Huntsville, Palestine, Snyder locations; responses due October 14 and October 19, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin is bidding petite bananas ($78,000 annual value; bids due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with 400-mile sourcing preference and organic-produce pricing discounts. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Bartow County—are conducting sealed bid procurements for comprehensive fresh-produce supply contracts with 2026–2027 school-year terms and options for multi-year renewal, with bids clustered in May–June 2026. The Illinois Department of Mental Health (Madden Mental Health Center) and Illinois Department of Corrections (Joliet Treatment Center) are seeking weekly fresh-produce deliveries under small-purchase and prevailing-wage procurement frameworks (responses due August 14 and September 3, 2026). The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Board of Education is procuring over 1,100 grocery line items including produce for the National School Lunch Program (bids due June 30, 2026). Collier County (Florida) Parks and Recreation is issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for full food-service concessions at North Collier Regional Park (proposals due March 6, 2025, with local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points). Head Start of Greater Dallas is seeking primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers of frozen foods, produce, and meat ($969,460.94 total estimated value; bids due June 24, 2026). School districts and institutional buyers are routinely applying local-sourcing preferences (Wisconsin's 400-mile filter with 5% diversity discount; Georgia's 400-mile local-farm sourcing for Bartow County), domestic-content Buy American requirements, and small-business or disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides. Contract terms span single fiscal years through five-year potential arrangements with option renewals. Most opportunities specify firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, 30–45 day payment terms, and F.O.B. Destination delivery logistics.