UNSPSC 50312003: Organic boysenberries

The variety of organic blackberries known as organic boysenberries

UNSPSC 50312003 Organic boysenberries is a Commodity code that represents a narrow food product line with minimal recent procurement activity in state and local government. The code's nominal scope—organic berries for food service—does not align with the actual work being solicited under related codes at the jurisdictions sampled. State and local procurement offices are issuing solicitations under broader produce categories (fresh fruits and vegetables, produce staples, school nutrition procurement) rather than for organic boysenberries as a standalone line item. School districts, including Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, and Douglas County School System across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida, are competing for institutional food service contracts that bundle dozens of produce items spanning apples, bananas, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits—with berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries) appearing as commodity line items within larger fresh-produce RFPs and ITBs rather than as exclusive organic-boysenberry procurements.

The recent opportunities reflect school nutrition programs purchasing fresh produce in bulk through Requests for Proposal, Invitations for Bid, and Request for Bids that consolidate dozens of line items into single annual contracts. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for Fresh Produce SY27 (due June 26, 2026), and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for Fresh Produce and Eggs serving 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million in combined estimated annual spending. Strawberries, raspberries, and other berries are specified within these broader procurements at volume levels (measured in cases or units) that suggest institutional usage, but organic-specific boysenberry procurement does not appear in any sampled solicitation. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida; no state or local agency has posted a dedicated boysenberry procurement. The code shows little relevant recent activity; the UNSPSC taxonomy may misclassify produce sourced by school districts, or boysenberry demand in institutional food service remains too low to generate standalone procurements.