UNSPSC 50311809: Organic aurea barberries

The variety of organic barberries known as organic aurea barberries

UNSPSC 50311809 Organic aurea barberries is a Commodity code that state and local governments nominally use to classify specialty fruit procurement, but recent solicitation activity under this code does not reflect barberry purchases. Instead, school nutrition programs across multiple states are using this code designation to solicit fresh produce supply contracts spanning broad commodity categories—apples, bananas, berries, peppers, broccoli, carrots, citrus, leafy greens, and eggs—for school lunch and breakfast programs and USDA-funded fresh fruit and vegetable initiatives. The actual work being bought is weekly or twice-weekly delivery of fresh, food-safety-certified produce in bulk case packs to elementary, middle, and high schools, with strict ripeness, temperature, shelf-life, and traceability requirements. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia, procuring on behalf of 30 districts via GEC Buying Cooperative). One state-level buyer, the State of Georgia, also posted activity under this code.

Recent opportunities span primarily Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with a projected $78,000 annual value and strict specifications on ripeness and temperature; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery (estimated $600,000 annual budget, USDA-funded) due March 11, 2026, requiring cost-plus fixed-fee-per-case pricing and GAP certification; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts via GEC Buying Cooperative with estimated spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two), proposals due March 4, 2026; and Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 for fresh produce due April 14, 2026, with 60 produce line items and 16 delivery locations. Procurement vehicles include RFBs, RFPs, and IFBs with response windows ranging from immediate to 90 days. School districts increasingly emphasize domestic sourcing, Buy American compliance (51% domestic content minimum), HACCP and GAP certification, organic or locally grown preferences, and participation in cooperative purchasing consortia to aggregate volume across multiple jurisdictions.