UNSPSC 50312804: Organic black currants

The variety of organic currants known as organic black currants

UNSPSC 50312804 Organic black currants is a Commodity code that appears rarely in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes organic black currants, a specialty fruit product, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for organic black currants specifically. Instead, the block records school nutrition program procurements for fresh produce broadly—bananas, apples, berries, mixed vegetables, eggs, and a wide range of seasonal fruits—issued by school districts and education boards across multiple states. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope (organic black currants alone) and the actual buying activity (comprehensive fresh produce categories including but not limited to berries) suggests either a cataloging error or that organic black currants fall within broader fresh produce line items that states and localities tag with this code despite its specificity.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies pursuing produce contracts under or near this classification, with recent activity concentrated in Georgia (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Schools, Bartow County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham Public Schools, Glynn County Schools, and the Douglas County School System cooperative), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools). The State of Georgia and Early County Schools also appear. Most solicitations are RFPs, RFBs, or IFBs issued for school nutrition programs serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program needs, with contract terms typically running July 1 through June 30 and annual values ranging from approximately $78,000 (Madison Metropolitan's petite bananas contract) to $4.4 million (Douglas County cooperative's multi-district produce procurement). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items, bids due June 26, 2026; Bulloch County's RFP for locally-grown produce spanning 24 items, proposals due May 4, 2026; and the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million, proposals due March 4, 2026. Geographic preference and local-sourcing mandates (often within 200–400 miles) appear frequently, along with Buy American requirements, HACCP and food-safety certifications, and organic or naturally-processed product preferences where budgets permit.