UNSPSC 50302804: Black currants

Dark purple or black berries, 5-6 mm across, bristly, with stalked glands

UNSPSC 50302804 Black currants is a Commodity code that names a single fresh produce item, but state and local governments soliciting under this code in recent months are actually buying broad fresh produce supply contracts — including fresh fruits, vegetables, and related food service items — rather than black currants specifically. The purchasing bodies span state correctional facilities, state mental health centers, county school districts, municipal school systems, county regional parks, Head Start programs, senior services, and city and county food and nutrition departments. Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a repeat buyer, soliciting fresh fruit and vegetable supply across multiple food warehouses and prison locations. Most recent opportunities are tagged RFQ, IFB, ITN, or RFP format with response windows ranging from days to weeks.

Recent solicitations show activity concentrated in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Texas dominates with TDCJ posting multiple fresh produce RFQs for food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne (responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (quotes due September 3, 2026). School districts are the most active buyer segment: Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin bid separately for petite bananas (estimated annual value $78,000, RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026 with geographic sourcing within 400 miles of Madison); Hancock County Schools (Georgia) solicited fresh produce across 200+ line items for July 2026–June 2027 delivery to three school sites (IFB due June 26, 2026); DeSoto County School District (Mississippi) sought fresh produce on a cost-plus-fee model for 41 sites with 97 percent service-level requirements (bids due June 22, 2026). Head Start of Greater Dallas estimated procurement at $969,460.94 for frozen and fresh produce meeting CACFP standards across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers (IFB 26-GP, sealed bids due June 24, 2026 with one-year initial term plus four optional one-year renewals). Collier County (Florida) issued an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a three-year base term and two one-year renewal options; local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points applied (proposals due March 6, 2025, an apparent data error in the source). The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) solicited over 1,100 grocery line items under the National School Lunch Program with Buy American requirements (bids due June 30, 2026).