UNSPSC 50306205: Delicious raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as delicious raspberry

UNSPSC 50306205 Delicious raspberry is a Commodity code that names a single produce item, yet state and local governments soliciting under this code are actually buying comprehensive fresh produce supply contracts for school meal programs, child care operations, senior services, and correctional facilities. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and school nutrition programs across multiple states, with secondary activity from child care providers, municipal departments, and correctional facilities. The work being solicited ranges from single-item fresh fruit contracts (such as petite bananas for Madison Metropolitan School District or raspberries as one line item in larger produce bids) to full-service fresh produce distribution supporting hundreds of meal services daily. School districts dominate the solicitation volume, reflecting the concentration of institutional food service demand in K-12 nutrition programs funded through National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program dollars.

Recent procurement activity clusters heavily in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and California, with secondary activity across Wisconsin, Mississippi, Oregon, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District fresh fruit procurement (RFB 4162, petite bananas; RFB 4163, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with local sourcing within 400 miles; due July 29, 2026); the GEC Buying Cooperative multi-district produce and eggs RFP covering 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with approximately $5.5 million in annual spending (RFP SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools' USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program contract for specialty produce delivery to 18 elementary schools at a $600,000 annual budget (RFP 26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026); the Bulloch County School District local-produce RFP with 200-mile sourcing requirement (RFP, due May 4, 2026); and the City of Edinburg, Texas, CACFP meal program solicitation covering five supply categories including fresh fruits and vegetables for 400 children (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026). Most opportunities specify Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites during early-morning windows, firm pricing for contract periods ranging from one to five years, and insurance requirements of $500,000 to $2 million in general liability coverage. A subset of solicitations emphasize local and regional sourcing, offering geographic preferences for produce grown within 50–400 miles of the purchasing jurisdiction.