UNSPSC 50302705: Lingonberries

The variety of cranberries known as lingonberries

UNSPSC 50302705 Lingonberries is a Commodity code that encompasses the supply of fresh produce — specifically berries and other fresh fruits and vegetables — to state and local institutions including correctional facilities, schools, senior centers, mental health facilities, and parks. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show heavy demand from prison food services, school nutrition programs, and county health and social-service operations for delivered fresh produce meeting USDA and food-safety standards. The issuing bodies span state corrections departments, county and city school districts, county boards of education, county social services and parks departments, city departments of human services, and county health coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to prison food warehouses; Illinois Department of Mental Health and Illinois Department of Corrections have solicited produce for correctional and treatment facilities; and Madison Metropolitan School District, Collier County Parks and Recreation, and numerous Georgia school districts have sought fresh produce for meal programs. Vendors typically compete on unit pricing (weighted 30–40 percent in most evaluations), product quality and compliance with USDA nutrition standards, delivery logistics and service reliability, and in some cases diverse-owned business status or local-vendor preferences worth 5–15 evaluation points.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Florida, with secondary activity in Wisconsin and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing RFQ-style solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (due October 14, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners soliciting an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a local-vendor preference and a three-year contract term (due March 6, 2025), the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District issuing RFBs for petite bananas ($78,000 estimated annual value, contract September 2026–June 2027) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with sourcing within 400 miles of Madison (due July 29, 2026), and multiple Georgia school districts posting sealed bid solicitations for fresh produce covering 40–200+ line items for school year 2026–2027 with delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites. Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content) apply across most school nutrition procurements. Contract terms typically run nine to twelve months with optional renewal periods; pricing is generally firm for the contract period, and delivery requirements range from bi-weekly to daily, often with early-morning delivery windows (5:00–7:00 a.m.).