UNSPSC 50304702: White mulberries

The variety of mulberries known as white mulberries

UNSPSC 50304702 White mulberries, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of produce procurement at state and local agencies, but the recent opportunities block shows the code is tagged against a much broader food-procurement pattern. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily acquiring fresh produce — fresh fruits and vegetables — for institutional food service at correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and child nutrition programs. The issuing bodies span Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, multiple Georgia school districts (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), City of Edinburg Parks and Recreation (Texas), Collier County Parks and Recreation (Florida), DeSoto County School District (Mississippi), Head Start of Greater Dallas, and San Antonio Department of Human Services. The actual work solicited — with rare exception — is procurement of mixed fresh produce (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, and seasonal items) delivered on weekly or bi-weekly schedules to institutional kitchens and food-distribution points, not white mulberries in particular. School nutrition programs and correctional food services dominate the recent activity, with contract values ranging from estimated annual amounts of $78,000 (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start multi-supplier grocery procurement).

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest, with Georgia school districts (at least six recent solicitations), Texas agencies (TDCJ multiple locations, City of Edinburg, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Illinois (Department of Mental Health and Corrections), and isolated activity in Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida. Recent representative solicitations include Texas Department of Criminal Justice fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (IFB IW267420 and IW267411, due October 14, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce for 2026-27 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, 200+ line items of mixed produce), Madison Metropolitan School District petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, 70-90 cases weekly at $78,000 annual value), and Bryan County School Nutrition fresh produce (sealed bid, due May 27, 2026, multiple apple, banana, carrot, onion, and tomato varieties in case quantities). Evaluation typically weights cost heavily (30–40%), followed by vendor qualifications, service capability, food-safety compliance, and local or diverse-business status (where applicable). Buy American and domestic-sourcing requirements are common in school nutrition solicitations; some districts impose local-farm-sourcing mandates (within 400 miles) or geographic preferences favoring vendors within specific counties. The code's narrow commodity name does not align with actual procurement scope, and pursuit should focus on the broader institutional fresh-produce market rather than white mulberries specifically.