UNSPSC 50302210: Northblue blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as northblue blueberries

UNSPSC 50302210 Northblue blueberries (Commodity) covers fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service, though recent state and local opportunities solicited under this code reflect a much broader produce procurement pattern than the code name suggests. State and local governments are actively buying fresh fruits and vegetables—apples, bananas, berries, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, and specialty items—for delivery to correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child care programs. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school boards, county health authorities, and municipal senior services divisions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple solicitations for fresh produce delivery to food warehouses serving prison populations. School districts drive significant volume, with individual districts like Madison Metropolitan (Wisconsin), DeSoto County (Mississippi), Hancock County (Georgia), Dougherty County (Georgia), Bryan County (Georgia), Early County (Georgia), and Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) all soliciting comprehensive fresh produce contracts supporting National School Lunch Program and breakfast programs. Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health also appear as institutional buyers. Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of Edinburg (Texas) procurement for child and adult care food programs round out the institutional buyer profile.

Recent solicitations cluster in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Mississippi, and Connecticut, with activity spanning the entire 2026 calendar year from April through October. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to Palestine (response due October 19, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 (bids due July 29, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' small-purchase procurement for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center with bi-weekly deliveries (due September 3, 2026), DeSoto County School District's fresh produce distribution RFB across 41 school sites on a cost-plus-fee model (bids due June 22, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce RFB for the 2026-27 school year covering over 200 line items (bids due June 26, 2026). School districts frequently impose Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content), geographic sourcing preferences (produce within 400 miles), and traceability requirements by farm of origin. Insurance minimums range from $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability; prevailing wage compliance applies in some jurisdictions. Contract terms typically run one school or fiscal year with one to four renewal options.