UNSPSC 50307103: Nero chokeberries

The variety of chokeberries known as nero chokeberries

UNSPSC 50307103 Nero chokeberries (Commodity) represents a narrow specialty produce item within the broader fresh fruit and vegetable procurement space, though the recent opportunities tagged under this code show minimal alignment with nero chokeberries specifically. Instead, the activity reflects general fresh produce sourcing—primarily fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and child nutrition programs. State and local buyers under this code family are purchasing weekly or bi-weekly deliveries of apples, bananas, leafy greens, root vegetables, carrots, onions, tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, strawberries, and other standard produce items to support institutional food service operations. Issuing bodies span Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple facilities), Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County, DeSoto County in Georgia; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), the City of San Antonio (senior services), Head Start of Greater Dallas, and Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida. Buy American provisions, prevailing wage compliance, HACCP documentation, and food safety certifications dominate contract language across state and county education procurement, while small business set-asides and local-vendor preferences appear in Illinois state procurement and several municipal and county school districts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (TDCJ food warehouse solicitations for Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne facilities), Georgia (school districts spanning Hancock, Dougherty, Bryan, Bartow, Early County, and statewide procurement), Illinois (correctional and mental health facilities), and scattered municipal and county jurisdictions (Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to Palestine (due October 19, 2026), the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas at an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 (due July 29, 2026), and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple apple and berry varieties, root vegetables, and specialty items with deliveries to three school locations (due June 26, 2026). School nutrition programs consistently specify local-sourcing or 400-mile geographic limits on produce origin, weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules, USDA nutrition compliance, and cost-per-pound or fixed unit pricing structures. The code shows active recent activity across institutional food service but limited specific nero chokeberry procurement; vendors should treat this taxonomy entry as an outlier or misclassification and focus instead on general fresh produce distribution capability to state and local institutional buyers.