UNSPSC 50303200: Gooseberries

The type of fruit known as gooseberries

UNSPSC 50303200 Gooseberries is a Class code that describes fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food-service operations—primarily correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and child nutrition programs. State and local governments procure gooseberries and other fresh fruits and vegetables as individual line items within broader produce contracts or as part of comprehensive grocery and food-service solicitations. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and municipal school nutrition programs, county boards of education, city human services divisions, regional health coalitions, and Head Start organizations. Institutional buyers emphasize compliance with food safety standards (HACCP, USDA regulatory requirements under the National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program), delivery reliability, quality specifications, and adherence to Buy American or local-sourcing preferences where mandated.

Recent procurement activity concentrates heavily in the Southeast and Texas, with school districts and correctional facilities as the dominant buying cohorts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple produce solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine facility, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, and IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville, all with October 2026 response dates), while Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health have issued small-purchase contracts for fresh-produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center and Madden Mental Health Center. School districts dominate the volume: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) posted separate RFBs for petite bananas (estimated annual value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; Hancock County, DeSoto County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County, and Bryan County school systems in Georgia issued produce bids for school-year supply; Head Start of Greater Dallas solicited grocery products (estimated $969,460.94 total procurement value) including frozen and fresh produce for approximately 32,409 cases. Collier County (Florida) issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with three-year term and local-vendor preference, while the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services solicited produce-market operations and distribution at senior center locations. Geographic concentration reflects institutional food-service demand in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Connecticut, with school nutrition representing the largest ongoing volume of activity under this code.