UNSPSC 50304800: Bayberries or myrtles

The type of fruit known as bayberries or myrtles

UNSPSC 50304800 Bayberries or myrtles (Class) represents a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code shows little relevant recent activity; the opportunities tagged under it overwhelmingly solicit fresh produce supply—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and other common fruits and vegetables—and prepared food items for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Bayberries and myrtles do not appear in any of the recent solicitations. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, DeSoto County, Early County), municipal governments (City of San Antonio, City of Edinburg, City of Bridgeport), counties (Collier County, Marion Health Care Coalition), and regional food service organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The procurement activity clusters heavily around school nutrition programs supporting National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, correctional facility food service, child care facility provisioning (CACFP), and senior center meal programs.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne (responses due mid-October 2026); Collier County's ITN for food concession services at North Collier Regional Park (proposals due March 6, 2025, with 10 evaluation points for local-vendor preference); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFBs for petite bananas (estimated $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due July 29, 2026, contingent on federal grant approval); and the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting school nutrition, due June 30, 2026. If your firm supplies fresh produce, processed food items, or food service to institutional buyers, the code's current tagging is unreliable; pursue opportunities through direct solicitation monitoring in school nutrition and correctional food-service channels rather than relying on UNSPSC 50304800 classification.