UNSPSC 50311800: Organic barberries

The type of organic fruit known as organic barberries

UNSPSC 50311800 Organic barberries is a Class code that in practice covers fresh produce procurement by state and local food-service operations, though the recent solicitations under this code span a much broader produce scope than the code name suggests. State and local governments buying under this code are actually soliciting fresh fruits, vegetables, and mixed produce for school nutrition programs, county parks concessions, healthcare facilities, and related institutional food services. The issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), county governments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), state agencies (State of Georgia), and healthcare organizations (Marion Health Care Coalition). School districts dominate the recent activity, typically issuing IFBs or RFBs for annual or multi-year contracts covering dozens to hundreds of line items with delivery to multiple school sites and compliance with USDA nutrition standards, Buy American provisions, and domestic-sourcing preferences.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 estimated annual value, bids due July 29, 2026) and Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (5,900 servings weekly for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin, bids due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple fruit and vegetable varieties for the 2026–27 school year (bids due June 26, 2026, delivery to three school sites); Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026, contract term July 20, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with four one-year renewal options); and Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park including concession operations (proposals due March 6, 2025, three-year term with two one-year renewal options). A state-level solicitation from Georgia for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (due June 22, 2026) and a healthcare-focused procurement from Marion Health Care Coalition for produce (due August 21, 2026) round out the geographic and institutional mix. Evaluation criteria typically weight cost heavily (40%), followed by vendor qualifications, menu variety, compliance with food safety and traceability requirements, and local or diverse-owned business status; geographic sourcing preferences (local or regional) appear in multiple recent solicitations.