UNSPSC 50312705: Organic lingonberries

The variety of organic cranberries known as organic lingonberries

UNSPSC 50312705 Organic lingonberries is a Commodity code. State and local school nutrition programs are the primary buyers under this code, though the recent opportunities block shows that school districts are actually soliciting fresh produce broadly — apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, and eggs — rather than lingonberries specifically. Madison Metropolitan School District's July 2026 RFB 4162 solicited petite bananas at an estimated contract value of $78,000 annually, while Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB enumerated over 200 fresh produce line items spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, citrus, and specialty items for a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract. The issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school districts and boards of education — Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and Douglas County across Georgia, plus McAllen and Austin Independent School Districts in Texas and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida. One state-level procurement (Georgia Department of Public Instruction, May 2026) also appears in the block but with minimal detail. School nutrition programs operate under federal USDA guidelines, requiring compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, traceability documentation, and food safety certifications; many districts emphasize locally grown or domestic sourcing and nutrient-dense products free of artificial additives.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with multiple school district procurements posting in March through July 2026. Representative opportunities include Glynn County Board of Education's March 2026 IFB 27-02 for fresh produce across 60 line items with weekly delivery to 16 school locations and a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract period; Muscogee County School District's March 2026 ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce line items with pricing based on USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index and a July 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 contract; and Austin Independent School District's February 2026 RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages with emphasis on Texas-grown products and participation in the Good Food Purchasing Program. The Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP SN 26-004, issued through the GEC Buying Cooperative, covers 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spend of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Lingonberries do not appear as a line item in any of these solicitations; the code's nominal scope and actual state and local purchasing activity show a material mismatch, indicating that organic lingonberries see little recent procurement activity in the school nutrition channel covered by this block.