UNSPSC 50306203: Black raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as black raspberry

UNSPSC 50306203 Black raspberry, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh and processed berry products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, child care operations, and senior services. The code sees active solicitation across school districts nationwide, with recent opportunities showing black raspberries and related berry items embedded in broader fresh produce contracts serving National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA-funded programs including the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Bryan County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Glynn County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Mississippi, and others), municipal child care operators (City of Edinburg, Texas for CACFP meal service), and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries frequently appear alongside black raspberries in line-item specifications within larger fresh produce contracts denominated by case quantity and unit pack size.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Florida, and Connecticut based on recent postings. Representative opportunities include the City of Edinburg RFP 2026017 for CACFP meal program supplies with a due date of August 4, 2026, requiring beverages, paper goods, food products, and nonfood items for 400 children daily; the GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 covering approximately $5.5 million in annual fresh produce and eggs spending across two Georgia geographic areas with proposals due March 4, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District RFBs 4162 (petite bananas, due July 29, 2026) and 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026, with 5,900 weekly servings for elementary students); and the Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program covering approximately 18 elementary schools with a cost-plus fixed-fee-per-case structure and an estimated annual budget of $600,000, proposals due March 11, 2026. Black raspberries do not appear as standalone line items in any recent posting; they are absorbed into broader commodity codes covering mixed berries, produce line items, or generic fresh fruit procurement. Pursue opportunities within integrated fresh produce contracts where black raspberries are specified as commodity items within school nutrition or CACFP supply agreements, or monitor for seasonal standalone berry contracts in districts operating direct-to-farm or cooperative aggregation models.