UNSPSC 50302805: Red currants

The variety of currants known as red currants

UNSPSC 50302805 Red currants is a Commodity code. State and local governments rarely procure red currants as a standalone item; instead, they source fresh produce through broad institutional food service contracts that bundle multiple fruit and vegetable varieties for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and corrections departments. The recent solicitations supporting this code span school districts, child and adult care food programs, and county corrections facilities across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California, with sourcing typically embedded in comprehensive fresh-produce or grocery RFPs and IFBs rather than commodity-specific bids. Issuing bodies include school nutrition programs at independent school districts and county boards of education, Head Start and CACFP child care operators, city public schools, and county sheriff departments. The mix reflects heavy participation from K-12 school districts managing National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal services, alongside smaller institutional food-service operations serving early childhood and senior programs.

Recent opportunities show red currants and similar specialty berries sourcing through freshen-produce contracts with mixed geography. The Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department issued RFB 4163 (Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks, due July 29, 2026) requiring produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin, evaluated at 40 percent cost with a $0.20-per-pound preference on organic produce. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida, is soliciting proposals for specialty fruits and vegetables under RFP 26039RFPDST (due March 11, 2026) for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools, with cost-plus fixed-fee structure and a $600,000 annual budget entirely funded by USDA grant. The GEC Buying Cooperative, a consortium of 40 Georgia school nutrition directors, issued RFP SN 26-004 (Fresh Produce and Eggs, due March 4, 2026) covering two geographic areas with estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across 30 school districts. Across these solicitations, red currants would compete within 60–72 line-item fresh-produce menus alongside apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, and citrus, with awards typically going to lowest responsive bidders meeting quality, delivery, and insurance requirements. The code shows steady but dispersed activity—no single geographic region or issuing body dominates—and entry typically requires GAP or HACCP certification, proof of $500,000 to $2 million liability insurance, and capacity for weekly or bi-weekly delivery to multiple school sites or institutional locations.