UNSPSC 50307033: Silverberries

The type of fruit known as silverberries

UNSPSC 50307033 Silverberries, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of state and local food procurement activity. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting silverberries; instead, the tagged opportunities span fresh produce supply broadly—fresh fruits and vegetables, petite bananas, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, and grocery items containing produce alongside proteins, dairy, and pantry staples. State and local agencies soliciting under this code are primarily school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County, and Bridgeport Board of Education), state departments of corrections and mental health (Texas Department of Criminal Justice at multiple food warehouses, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), and municipal or county senior services divisions (City of San Antonio, Collier County). The scope of work across these opportunities centers on recurring supply of fresh produce in bulk or portion-controlled formats to institutional food service operations, with weekly or bi-weekly delivery cycles, temperature-controlled logistics, compliance with USDA or CACFP nutrition standards, HACCP protocols, and Buy American sourcing mandates where applicable.

Recent activity clusters in the South and Midwest—Texas, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Connecticut—reflecting institutional food service volume in school districts and state detention and mental health facilities. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice seeking fresh fruit and vegetables for the Snyder and Wynne Food Warehouses (RFQ/IFB, response due October 14, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4162 and 4163, bids due July 29, 2026 at $78,000 estimated annual value for bananas alone); Bryan County School Nutrition Program issuing sealed bids for fresh produce including 1,024 cases of apples, 825 cases of strawberries, and 790 cases of onions (response due May 27, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce across 200+ line items for the 2026-27 school year (IFB, bids due June 26, 2026). Most opportunities impose local or regional sourcing preferences (400-mile radius for Wisconsin USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participation; 400 miles within Georgia for Bartow County), require fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, mandate liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000, and carry contract terms running July 1 through June 30 of the following year with renewal options. The code appears underutilized for silverberries specifically; the misclassification suggests vendors should verify actual commodity requirements against the full solicitation before pursuing opportunities tagged to this code.