UNSPSC 50302211: Northcountry blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as northcountry blueberries

UNSPSC 50302211 Northcountry blueberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments purchase fresh produce—particularly blueberries and other fruits and vegetables—under this code primarily for institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, mental health centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, child care, and park concessions. Recent solicitations reveal that buyers source produce through both narrow commodity purchases (single-item bids for petite bananas or blueberries at specified ripeness and size) and comprehensive fresh-produce procurement vehicles that bundle dozens of line items across multiple produce categories. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, Bartow County in Georgia; Bridgeport and DeSoto County in other states), counties (Collier County, Florida), cities (Edinburg and San Antonio, Texas; Bridgeport, Connecticut), and special entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Correctional and mental health facilities appear as consistent repeat buyers, with Texas TDCJ issuing multiple simultaneous RFQs for fresh-fruit-and-vegetable delivery to separate warehouse locations. School districts dominate the procurement volume, with nutrition programs sourcing produce across 20–40+ line items per contract to serve hundreds or thousands of daily meals.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with the heaviest solicitation volume in Georgia (school districts in Bryan County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, and Early County, plus state-level procurement), Texas (TDCJ Palestine and Snyder and Wynne facilities; Edinburg CACFP; San Antonio senior services; Head Start of Greater Dallas), Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet facility; Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center), and Florida (Collier County parks). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple produce RFQs in late September and early October 2026 (IW267411 Wynne Food Warehouse and IW267420 Snyder Food Warehouse, both due October 14, 2026; IW267376 Palestine facility, due October 19, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections requested fresh-produce quotes for Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, with small-business set-aside). Madison Metropolitan School District bid petite bananas (RFB 4162, $78,000 estimated annual value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, 5,900 weekly servings, due July 29, 2026, contingent on federal grant funding). Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park and concession facilities (ITN, due March 6, 2025, with local-vendor preference and three-year contract term plus two one-year renewals). The City of Bridgeport's Board of Education solicited grocery items including fresh produce across 1,100+ line items for the National School Lunch Program (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, Buy American requirement, Net 45 payment terms). Head Start of Greater Dallas sought primary, secondary, and tertiary grocery suppliers (IFB 26-GP, estimated procurement value $969,460.94, sealed bids due June 24, 2026, one-year term plus four optional one-year renewals).