UNSPSC 50302212: Northsky blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as northsky blueberries

UNSPSC 50302212 Northsky blueberries is a Commodity code covering fresh blueberries and similar fresh fruit procurement by state and local entities. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show that governments are buying fresh fruit and vegetable supplies for institutional foodservice — primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, and senior services. The code captures single-product and multi-item fresh produce contracts with specific variety, ripeness, grading, and delivery standards. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, municipal departments of human services, and regional health coalitions. School districts dominate the activity, often procuring produce for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program compliance under USDA regulations and Buy American requirements.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to correctional facilities in Palestine and Snyder (IW267376 and IW267420, both with October 2026 response dates); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas in 150-count cases at $78,000 annual value and weekly fresh fruit and vegetable snacks at 5,900 servings per week (RFB 4162 and RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia procuring over 200 fresh produce line items for school nutrition (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); and DeSoto County School District in Mississippi issuing bids on fresh produce distribution across 41 schools on a bi-annual cost-plus-fee model (solicitation 3170035984, due June 22, 2026). Collier County in Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food concessions at North Collier Regional Park (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025). Most school and correctional contracts run one to three years with optional renewal terms. Insurance requirements typically include general liability of $500,000 to $1 million, workers' compensation, and HACCP compliance. Local-vendor preferences and diverse-owned business certifications appear in several jurisdictions; Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content predominate in school nutrition procurements. Delivery windows are commonly early morning (5:00–7:00 a.m.) to mid-morning (before noon), with weekly or twice-weekly scheduling. Pricing firm-fixed throughout contract terms in most cases, though some allow cost-plus-fee models indexed to distributor cost plus a fixed service fee.