UNSPSC 50302705: Lingonberries

The variety of cranberries known as lingonberries

UNSPSC 50302705 Lingonberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh and processed berries, along with broader fresh produce and food service supplies, under this and related produce codes. Recent opportunities show school districts and child nutrition programs as the dominant buyers, soliciting everything from specialty produce items to comprehensive grocery supplies that include berries as line items within larger food-service contracts. The code's narrow commodity scope—lingonberries specifically—contrasts sharply with actual procurement patterns: state and local buyers rarely isolate a single berry variety in standalone solicitations. Instead, lingonberries (when procured at all) appear as one item within fresh-produce, fresh-fruit-and-vegetable, or comprehensive grocery RFPs. Issuing bodies span school districts of all sizes (from single districts to multi-district consortia), child and adult care food programs, county boards of education, and special-purpose districts. The activity is heavily concentrated in Georgia, with secondary presence in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Oregon. Early County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, and the GEC Buying Cooperative (a 40-district Georgia consortium) appear repeatedly among recent solicitations. Primary work involves negotiated supply and delivery of fresh produce to school cafeterias, pre-K and Head Start centers, and senior nutrition programs, with contract values ranging from under $100,000 to over $3 million annually for multi-district cooperatives.

Representative recent opportunities include the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, two geographic areas in Georgia, proposals due March 4, 2026), covering approximately 72 produce line items across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; the Bulloch County School District's Farm-to-School RFP for locally grown produce within 200 miles (proposals due May 4, 2026), emphasizing 24 specific items including berries and requiring compliance with GAP audit and traceability documentation; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce covering over 200 line items including berries, strawberries, and blackberries (sealed bids due June 26, 2026); and the City of Bridgeport's procurement for over 1,100 grocery line items for school lunch (bids due June 30, 2026) under Buy American requirements with 51 percent domestic agricultural content. Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and produce (proposals due February 25, 2026) valued at approximately $3.1 million annually illustrates the scale of multi-site school nutrition contracts. No standalone lingonberry procurements appear in the recent dataset; the code shows activity primarily as a sub-item within broader fresh-produce or grocery RFPs weighted toward common produce varieties (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes) and frozen or shelf-stable items.