UNSPSC 50316200: Organic raspberries

The type of organic fruit known as organic raspberry

UNSPSC 50316200 Organic raspberries, a Class code, shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code does not capture meaningful recent procurement under this category. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly reflect institutional fresh produce procurement across multiple product categories—bananas, apples, berries, vegetables, eggs, and other items—by school districts, not the organic raspberry specialty purchase the code name suggests. Madison Metropolitan School District solicited petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), neither of which centers on organic raspberries. Similar broad-scope produce bids dominate the block: Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System (RFP 10-2026-019, June 22, 2026), and Bulloch County School District (IFP, May 4, 2026) all solicit dozens of fresh produce line items for farm-to-school and nutrition programs. The tag appears to be a cataloging artifact rather than a reflection of what state and local governments are actually buying under this code.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix across Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, and Utah. Recent opportunities come from 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, Salt Lake City School District, Douglas County School System (via GEC Buying Cooperative), and Early County Board of Education. Georgia and Texas show the highest concentration of recent activity. Evaluation criteria across these solicitations consistently weight cost heavily (30–50 points), with secondary emphasis on vendor qualifications, product quality, delivery reliability, and local/diverse-vendor preferences where applicable. Most awards go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders on a line-item basis, often to multiple vendors. The code, as tagged in state and local procurement systems, does not align with meaningful raspberries-specific demand and should be treated as a low-signal category for raspberry suppliers; business development focus should instead track broader fresh-produce institutional codes or monitor school nutrition RFPs directly by jurisdiction.