UNSPSC 50307101: Autumn magic chokeberries

The variety of chokeberries known as autumn magic chokeberries

UNSPSC 50307101 Autumn magic chokeberries is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect purchase of the product named. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show no correlated sourcing for autumn magic chokeberries. Instead, the records show solicitations for fresh produce supply contracts spanning bananas, apples, mixed vegetables, leafy greens, root vegetables, and berries — a broad fresh-produce category unrelated to the specific commodity designation. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a significant divergence between UNSPSC taxonomy and state and local purchasing practice at the jurisdictions posting these opportunities.

State and local governments sourcing fresh produce under or near this code include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, DeSoto County, Hancock County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County), departments of corrections (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), senior services (San Antonio Department of Human Services), parks and recreation (Collier County), food programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg CACFP), and mental-health facilities (Illinois Department of Mental Health). Texas agencies and Georgia school districts dominate recent activity, with secondary concentration in Illinois and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations to Palestine and Snyder food warehouses (responses due October 14–19, 2026, via TDCJ Procurement Portal), the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce RFQ to Joliet Treatment Center (small business set-aside, responses due September 3, 2026), the Madison Metropolitan School District's petite banana and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks RFBs (responses due July 29, 2026, $78,000 estimated annual value for bananas), Bartow County Schools' local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP (400-mile domestic-sourcing requirement, responses due June 22, 2026), and the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (10-point local-vendor preference, three-year term with two one-year renewal options, responses due March 6, 2025). Buy American provisions, prevailing wage requirements, HACCP compliance, and insurance minimums ($500,000–$2,000,000 general liability) are standard across jurisdictions. Pursuit viability hinges on confirming whether sourcing activity is genuinely intended to fall under this specific commodity code or whether the tagging reflects a broader fresh-produce classification that should be evaluated at a higher UNSPSC tier.