UNSPSC 50303200: Gooseberries

The type of fruit known as gooseberries

UNSPSC 50303200 Gooseberries is a Class code naming a single produce commodity. State and local governments purchasing under this code buy fresh produce items—specifically gooseberries and related fruits—primarily through school nutrition programs, child care food service contracts, and correctional and senior services. The recent opportunities show minimal direct gooseberries-specific procurement; instead, the code sits within a broader landscape of fresh produce sourcing where school districts, municipalities, and regional consortia solicit mixed fruit and vegetable contracts that may include gooseberries as one line item among dozens. Issuing bodies span school districts (elementary through high school systems), county boards of education, municipal school authorities, child care agencies (Head Start programs and CACFP providers), and county correctional facilities. The competitive environment includes standing cooperative purchasing vehicles—notably the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 40 Georgia school districts—alongside individual district RFPs and IFBs. Vendors typically compete on cost-plus-fixed-fee or unit-price structures with firm pricing for initial contract periods (often 12 months), USDA Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 ranges), and delivery logistics meeting strict window and temperature requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Douglas County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems); Texas (Austin ISD, Edinburg, McAllen, Head Start of Greater Dallas); and scattered activity in Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, Utah, and California. Representative opportunities include the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (SN 26-004) covering 30 Georgia districts with estimated combined spending of $5.5 million for fresh produce and eggs (proposals due March 4, 2026); Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages with no specified budget (due March 11, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery to 18 elementary schools with estimated annual budget of $600,000 (due March 11, 2026); and City of Edinburg RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies supporting 400 children (due August 4, 2026). No gooseberries-specific solicitations appear in the recent opportunities block; procurement is commodity-agnostic, bundling gooseberries (when present) with apples, berries, citrus, leafy greens, root vegetables, and other produce in mixed-item contracts. Pursuit viability hinges on vendor capacity to integrate gooseberries into existing produce distribution networks meeting school calendar deliveries, food safety compliance, and competitive per-unit pricing against established regional and national produce distributors.