UNSPSC 50316229: Organic yu-shan raspberry

The variety of organic raspberry known as organic yu-shan raspberry

UNSPSC 50316229 Organic yu-shan raspberry (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code is nominally designed to capture procurement of a specific organic fruit variety, yet the most-recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly seeking organic yu-shan raspberries. The recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code instead reflect broad school nutrition fresh produce and food service procurement—including petite bananas (Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162), mixed fresh fruits and vegetables for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participation (Madison Metropolitan RFB 4163, Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST), comprehensive annual produce contracts spanning 60+ line items of conventional and specialty fruits and vegetables (Hancock County Schools IFB, Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017, Savannah-Chatham County Bid 26-34, Glynn County IFB 27-02), and local-source farm-to-school initiatives (Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019, Bulloch County Schools IFP, Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034). The mismatch between the code's narrow product definition and the breadth of produce categories actually being procured suggests either a classification error or that the code is not actively used for discrete fruit varieties in state and local procurement.

Issuing bodies pursuing fresh produce contracts include school districts (the dominant buyer category, with Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Muscogee County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, Early County Board of Education, and Douglas County School System all active in the recent window), a state procurement office (Georgia), and at least one transit or institutional nutrition authority (Hillsborough County Public Schools). School districts' fresh produce solicitations typically run annual cycles with July–June contract periods, are often cooperative-vehicle-based (the Douglas County RFP covers 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative), and reflect USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participation, farm-to-school initiatives with 50-mile to 400-mile local-sourcing preferences, and strict food safety (HACCP, E-Verify, debarment) and nutritional compliance requirements (Buy American, whole-grain-rich, low-sodium, no artificial additives). Estimated annual contract values for comprehensive produce procurement range from $78,000 (Madison petite bananas) to $4.4 million (Douglas County Area One), with geographic concentration in Georgia and Texas during the 2026 posting cycle. This code warrants watching only if your firm supplies organic yu-shan raspberries as a component of larger school nutrition or institutional food service contracts; discrete sourcing of the variety alone does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity.