UNSPSC 50306204: Dark raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as dark raspberry

UNSPSC 50306204 Dark raspberry is a Commodity code naming a single fresh fruit product line that state and local governments procure as part of comprehensive produce supply contracts for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional food services. The recent solicitations show that dark raspberries and other berry products are sourced through larger fresh produce bids rather than standalone commodity procurement — they appear as line items within school district RFPs and IFBs that cover 40 to 72 produce categories simultaneously. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (elementary through high school levels), county boards of education, municipal school systems, special-purpose buying cooperatives serving multiple districts, and detention facility food services. Repeat buyers include large urban and suburban school districts such as Austin Independent School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), and regional school nutrition buying cooperatives like the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts.

The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi, North Carolina) and the Southwest (Texas), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Wisconsin) and Northeast (Connecticut). Representative solicitations include the GEC Buying Cooperative's RFP SN 26-004 (Douglas County School System, due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts across two geographic areas in Georgia with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due March 11, 2026) supplying approximately 18 elementary schools; Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026); and the City of Edinburg, Texas' RFP for CACFP meal program supplies including fruits for 400 children daily (due August 4, 2026). The code shows sustained activity through mid-2026, with most opportunities structured as annual contracts running July 1 through June 30 and emphasizing Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and domestic sourcing preferences where cost and quality allow.