UNSPSC 50306603: Smoky saskatoon berries

The variety of saskatoon berries known as smoky saskatoon berries

UNSPSC 50306603 Smoky saskatoon berries is a Commodity code that in practice sees no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific berry product, but the recent opportunities dataset contains no solicitations for saskatoon berries—smoky or otherwise. Instead, state and local buying under adjacent produce codes has centered on fresh fruits and vegetables broadly, school nutrition programs, correctional and mental health facility food service, senior services, and child care food programs, with purchasing driven by USDA compliance (Buy American, CACFP, NSLP standards) and delivery logistics. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city governments, school districts, and specialized agencies such as Head Start programs and senior services divisions.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appearing as a repeat buyer across multiple facility locations (Snyder, Wynne, Palestine food warehouses). Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFQ for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and Wynne Food Warehouse (IW267411, due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas (4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated contract value $78,000) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (4163, due July 29, 2026); and DeSoto County School District's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce distribution across 41 school sites (3170035984, due June 22, 2026). The code itself does not appear to drive purchasing decisions—buyers are sourcing produce by commodity type and operational need rather than by UNSPSC taxonomy, and no vendor is pursuing opportunities specifically under saskatoon berries.