UNSPSC 50306226: Whitebark raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as whitebark raspberry

UNSPSC 50306226 Whitebark raspberry, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual work being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The available opportunities are tagged with this code but involve institutional food service procurement across multiple product categories—fresh produce, frozen foods, dairy, proteins, beverages, paper goods, and janitorial supplies—for school districts, child nutrition programs, senior services, and correctional facilities. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact; solicitation documents consistently reference broad grocery, produce, or food-service categories rather than whitebark raspberries specifically. The issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Dougherty County, Hancock County, DeSoto County, Liberty County, Henry County, Early County, McAllen ISD, Central Point SD #6, Austin ISD, Hillsborough County, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County), cities and counties (Edinburg TX, Bridgeport CT, San Antonio TX, Santa Clara CA), child-care operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Boys & Girls Club, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The geographic spread spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Oregon, and California, with the densest recent activity in Georgia school districts.

Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District issuing RFB 4162 (Petite Bananas) due July 29, 2026, with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for single petite banana units in 150-count cases; Madison Metropolitan also issued RFB 4163 (Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks) due July 29, 2026, for ready-to-eat produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison with a $0.20 per pound preference discount on organic items; Bulloch County Board of Education issued IFP for local fresh, locally-grown produce (RFP due May 4, 2026) requiring produce grown within 200 miles of Bulloch County; GEC Buying Cooperative issued RFP SN 26-004 (Fresh Produce and Eggs) due March 4, 2026, for 30 Georgia school districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined; and Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26039RFPDST for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools with an estimated annual budget of $600,000. The code activity reflects commodity-driven food-service procurement rather than specialty fruit sourcing, suggesting misalignment between the assigned UNSPSC taxonomy and actual purchasing intent.