UNSPSC 50312204: Organic patriot blueberries

The variety of organic blueberries known as organic patriot blueberries

UNSPSC 50312204 Organic patriot blueberries is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect procurement of organic patriot blueberries. Instead, school districts and one state agency across Georgia, Florida, and Texas are soliciting fresh produce broadly—including apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and eggs—through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for school nutrition programs and child nutrition services. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either a tagging error in the opportunities or that this Commodity code has become a catch-all classification for fresh produce within state and local school nutrition procurement. Issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, 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, Austin Independent School District, Douglas County School System) and one state agency (State of Georgia), with the school districts pursuing contracts through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. The geographic spread is concentrated in Georgia, with additional activity in Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida; Georgia school districts dominate the recent solicitation block.

Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (bids due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time, estimated annual contract value $78,000, September 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items (bids due June 26, 2026, contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). The Douglas County School System RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs (due March 4, 2026, covering 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two) illustrates the scale and multi-district scope of cooperative purchasing in this space. Across all solicitations, evaluation criteria consistently weight cost at 30–50%, vendor qualifications and experience at 10–20%, product quality at 10–30%, and diverse-owned business status or geographic preference at 5–15%. Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, food safety compliance, and insurance requirements (typically $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability) are standard. Price redetermination mechanisms tied to USDA market indexes or Consumer Price Index adjustments appear in contracts running 12 months or longer, and most school districts reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.