UNSPSC 50316701: Organic chandler strawberries

The variety of organic strawberries known as organic chandler strawberries

UNSPSC 50316701 Organic chandler strawberries (Commodity) covers fresh organic strawberry supply to state and local institutions, primarily school districts operating child nutrition and school meal programs. Recent opportunities show school nutrition departments sourcing strawberries as part of broader fresh produce procurement to support cafeteria operations, breakfast and lunch service, and federally funded programs such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The work spans delivery of loose bulk produce in case packs to ready-to-eat pre-packaged units for elementary students, with ripeness, size, temperature, shelf-life, and traceability specifications tied to institutional food safety and quality standards including HACCP plans, GAP certification, and food recall procedures. Issuing bodies are exclusively school districts—ranging from small rural boards of education to large metropolitan school systems—and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles acting on behalf of multi-district consortia. School nutrition programs dominate the code's activity, with no recent activity from county or municipal food service, state departments, or transit authorities.

Procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with significant recent opportunities in the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System (cooperative), Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, and McAllen Independent School District. The Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) also posted for fresh produce including berries. School districts are issuing primarily through Invitation for Bid (IFB) and Request for Proposal (RFP) processes with response dates between late March and late July 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 requesting fresh produce with strawberry clamshells (5,900 units estimated annually) due April 14, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce including strawberries, due June 26, 2026; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts statewide with approximately $5.5 million combined estimated annual spending, due March 4, 2026. Evaluation criteria consistently weight cost at 30–50 percent with emphasis on product quality, on-time delivery, compliance with Buy American and USDA nutrition standards, and vendor experience in institutional food service.