UNSPSC 50306209: Focke yellow himalayan raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as focke yellow himalayan raspberry

UNSPSC 50306209 Focke yellow himalayan raspberry is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited by state and local governments in the recent opportunities block. The source tags this code against school nutrition procurement for fresh produce and prepared foods—bananas, apples, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, eggs, and broad grocery assortments—none of which are raspberries, and none of which are a single branded or specialized produce item. The code's nominal scope (a specific raspberry variety) does not align with the institutional food-service purchasing pattern evident in the recent solicitations, which treat produce as a commodity input to child nutrition and school meal programs rather than as a differentiated product line. School districts, county boards of education, and child-care agencies dominate the issuing-body mix across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Oregon, and California, with a small number of solicitations also issued by county correction facilities and city departments of human services. These jurisdictions are procuring produce in bulk cases, often with weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules, HACCP and traceability requirements, Buy American compliance mandates, and integration with USDA child nutrition program regulations (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program RFP (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) for five categories of food and nonfood items supporting 400 children daily; Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana RFB (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) for 70–90 cases weekly at $78,000 annual contract value; and the GEC Buying Cooperative's multi-district produce and eggs procurement (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) covering two geographic areas with estimated annual spending around $5.5 million across 30 school districts.

The code shows no relevant recent activity for Focke yellow himalayan raspberries or any specialized single-variety produce offering. State and local procurement under this code number, based on the recent opportunities provided, centers on institutional fresh-produce supply contracts where vendors compete on cost, delivery reliability, food safety compliance, and fill rates rather than on differentiation of specific fruit varieties or brands. Bidders pursuing opportunities tagged under this code should treat the code classification as a tagging error and focus instead on the actual requirement: large-volume, multi-item produce and food-service distribution to schools, child-care facilities, and related public nutrition programs across the South, Midwest, and Mountain West regions. The volume and frequency of school-district and multi-district cooperative procurements in the recent block suggest active, recurring buying cycles aligned with school fiscal years (July 1 – June 30), with most awards occurring in April through June for implementation in July.