UNSPSC 50302704: Howe cranberries

The variety of cranberries known as howe cranberries

UNSPSC 50302704 Howe cranberries is a Commodity code that spans fresh produce supply contracts for institutional food services — primarily school districts, state and local correctional and mental health facilities, senior centers, and child care programs. State and local buyers under this code procure fresh fruits and vegetables, including bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, and specialty items, delivered on fixed schedules to central warehouses or individual facility locations. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county boards of education, municipal senior services divisions, and specialized procurement entities such as Head Start organizations and healthcare coalitions. The scope typically requires compliance with USDA and nutrition program standards (National School Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program), food safety certifications including HACCP plans, Buy American provisions where applicable, and delivery of produce meeting quality and freshness standards with documented traceability. Recent solicitations emphasize local or regional sourcing preferences, with several school districts limiting vendors to farms within 400 miles and applying evaluation discounts for diverse-owned business status or local vendor certifications.

The code shows strong recent activity across Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses serving correctional facilities (Snyder and Wynne locations, September 2026; Palestine facility, October 2026). School districts dominate the procurement mix: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) bid separately for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (July 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) for over 200 line items of fresh produce (June 2026), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi) for bi-annual produce distribution across 41 sites (June 2026), and Bartow County School System (Georgia) emphasizing local farm sourcing within 400 miles (May 2026). Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center and Illinois Department of Corrections' Joliet Treatment Center each issued small-purchase RFQs for weekly or bi-weekly fresh produce delivery (August 2026). Municipal and non-profit buyers include Collier County Parks and Recreation (Florida) issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (October 2026, local-vendor preference worth 10 points), City of San Antonio Senior Services (May 2026) seeking a produce-market operator for 15 senior center locations, City of Edinburg (Texas) Child and Adult Care Food Program (August 2026), and Head Start of Greater Dallas (June 2026) procuring approximately $969,460.94 in annual grocery and produce supply. Response dates on recent procurements cluster in May through October 2026, with school-year contracts typically running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and many school districts requesting bids in May and June for school-year commencement in July.