UNSPSC 50306200: Raspberries

Any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries

UNSPSC 50306200 Raspberries is a Class code that names a single fresh produce commodity, yet state and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying comprehensive fresh produce portfolios spanning fruits, vegetables, and related food-service items to support school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional institutions. The code appears in recent solicitations as a categorical tag within broader food-service contracts rather than as a stand-alone commodity line. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat buyers including Georgia counties (Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Glynn, Henry, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham) and Texas districts (Austin, McAllen, Meriden), alongside state departments, county corrections systems, and federally-funded child nutrition programs. Scope ranges from single-commodity buys—Madison Metropolitan School District's 70–90 weekly cases of petite bananas and Hancock County Schools' 200-line fresh produce specifications—to comprehensive multi-category procurements spanning proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, and paper goods, often bundled with USDA commodity management, HACCP compliance, and Buy American certification requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, California, and scattered other states. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 (CACFP meal program, 400 children, due August 4, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 (petite bananas, 70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, due July 29, 2026); DeSoto County School District fresh produce distribution (buy-American, bi-annual cost-plus model, 41 sites, due June 22, 2026); Austin ISD RFP 26RFP034 (fresh produce and beverages, Good Food Purchasing Program compliance, due March 11, 2026); and the GEC Buying Cooperative's multi-district RFP SN 26-004 (fresh produce and eggs, $5.5 million estimated combined spend across two geographic areas, due March 4, 2026). Most solicitations are IFBs or RFPs with firm fixed or cost-plus-fee pricing, weekly or bi-weekly delivery, minimum insurance of $500,000–$2,000,000, HACCP and traceability mandates, and contract terms running July through June aligned to school-year cycles. Set-asides and diversity preferences appear sporadically; Texas procurements show HUBZone or local-preference language, while most Georgia and general school-district procurements are open competitive with no explicit disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions.