UNSPSC 50314700: Organic mulberries

The type of organic fruit known as organic mulberries

UNSPSC 50314700 Organic mulberries is a Class code that maps to fresh fruit procurement for institutional food service, but the recent solicitation activity under this code does not reflect organic mulberries specifically. Instead, state and local governments are buying comprehensive fresh produce assortments—including apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and specialty items—to supply school nutrition programs serving K-12 students and, in some cases, pre-K and Head Start populations. The code captures what purchasing offices classify as fresh produce for child nutrition, and the recent opportunities show school districts across multiple states bundling fresh fruit and vegetable procurement into broader RFBs and RFPs that name dozens of produce line items at once. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with occasional state-level food service solicitations; repeat buyers include Madison Metropolitan School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, and Glynn County Board of Education, all in Georgia or Wisconsin. Douglas County School System in Georgia is procuring through the GEC Buying Cooperative on behalf of 30 districts across two regions, signaling cooperative purchasing as a common vehicle for consolidating institutional produce demand.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin, with secondary activity in Florida, Texas, Utah, and South Carolina. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin (response due July 29, 2026, contingent on federal USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant approval); Liberty County Board of Education's paired IFBs for produce and comprehensive food products (responses due April 29, 2026); and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts with estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas (responses due March 4, 2026). All procurement emphasizes HACCP documentation, Buy American compliance, competitive delivery to multiple school sites, and fixed or cost-plus pricing structures tied to USDA market indices. School nutrition programs increasingly favor local or regional sourcing where specifications permit, and many solicitations include USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program compliance as a program objective.