UNSPSC 50302702: Early black cranberries

The variety of cranberries known as early black cranberries

UNSPSC 50302702 Early black cranberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce — including fresh fruits and vegetables — under this code primarily for institutional food service operations in correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, parks and recreation, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show that buying bodies treat produce as a fungible commodity and often issue bids or RFPs covering multiple produce lines simultaneously rather than sourcing single items; early black cranberries appear only as one line item within broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurements. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school boards (Bryan County Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, DeSoto County School District, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), city school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), municipal departments (City of San Antonio), and specialized entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition, Collier County Parks and Recreation). Buy American requirements, CACFP or National School Lunch Program compliance, USDA produce grading standards, prevailing-wage certification, and state-level small business set-asides (SBE, MBE, WBE) are standard. Vendors face delivery frequency mandates (often bi-weekly or weekly), temperature and quality specifications (USDA grade, firm texture, specified ripeness stages, minimum shelf-life from delivery), and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million per occurrence.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Midwest, with a high volume of school-nutrition procurements in Georgia and Texas. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued three separate fresh-fruit-and-vegetable RFQs in September and October 2026 (Palestine facility, Snyder Food Warehouse, Wynne Food Warehouse), each with response deadlines 10–14 days out. Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh-produce quotes for Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), specifying bi-weekly deliveries and Cook County prevailing-wage certification. Madison Metropolitan School District issued separate RFBs for petite bananas (4162, due July 29, 2026, $78,000 estimated contract value, 70–90 cases weekly) and fresh-fruit-and-vegetable snacks (4163, due July 29, 2026, 5,900 weekly servings, sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin borders, contingent on federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant funding). Collier County Board of County Commissioners solicited food-services proposals via ITN for North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, local-vendor preference 10 evaluation points, three-year term with two one-year renewals). DeSoto County School District sought fresh-produce distribution for 41 school sites on cost-plus-fee basis (due June 22, 2026, 97% service level, weekly delivery). Multiple Georgia school districts — Bryan County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County — issued simultaneous or staggered RFBs and RFPs for school-year 2026–2027 fresh-produce supply in April through June 2026, typically emphasizing Buy American sourcing, 30-day Net payment terms, and single or multiple vendor awards. Head Start of Greater Dallas estimated total procurement at $969,460.94 for frozen foods, produce, and meat (primary, secondary, tertiary supplier model; IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026).