UNSPSC 50311811: Organic crimson pygmy barberries

The variety of organic barberries known as organic crimson pygmy barberries

UNSPSC 50311811 Organic crimson pygmy barberries is a Commodity code that maps poorly to the state and local procurement activity in the source. The recent opportunities posted under this code are overwhelmingly school nutrition solicitations for fresh produce procurement — bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, and other common fruits and vegetables — not specialty or ornamental plant material. The mismatch suggests a cataloging error in how jurisdictions are tagging their food-service RFPs and IFBs, rather than actual demand for the specific commodity the code names.

School districts and boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, with seventeen of eighteen posted opportunities coming from Georgia and Texas school nutrition programs, the Douglas County School System's GEC cooperative vehicle, and the State of Georgia. Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with Liberty County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Hancock County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Bartow County all soliciting fresh-produce contracts in the March–July 2026 window; Texas activity includes McAllen ISD and Austin ISD. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, specialty fruits) due June 26, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB for petite bananas at an estimated $78,000 annual value due July 29, 2026; Bulloch County School District's IFP for locally-grown produce (24 items grown within 200 miles) due May 4, 2026; and Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP covering 72 produce line items across two geographic areas with estimated spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, due March 4, 2026. Standard terms across these solicitations include Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, food-safety certifications, delivery to school sites between early morning and early afternoon windows, firm pricing for 12 months with prospective redetermination allowed in January or upon documented market conditions, and awards on a lowest-responsive-and-responsible or lowest-cost line-item basis. The code as tagged shows no genuine market for specialty barberries.