UNSPSC 50317009: Organic dewberries

The type of organic fruit known as organic dewberries

UNSPSC 50317009 Organic dewberries is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product category, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect the intended scope. Instead, the opportunities are for fresh produce broadly—bananas, mixed fresh fruits and vegetables, and eggs—solicited by school districts across Georgia, Texas, Utah, and Florida. State and local school nutrition programs are the primary buyers, issuing RFBs, RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for annual supply contracts. The solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American preferences, HACCP and traceability requirements, and geographic or local-sourcing incentives. School districts range from small rural systems like Early County Board of Education and Liberty County Board of Education to large urban districts like Austin Independent School District, Houston-area Hillsborough County Public Schools, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. The mix also includes cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative, which aggregates demand across multiple districts.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with additional recent solicitations in Florida, Utah, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department's RFB 4162 (petite bananas, due July 29, 2026, estimated $78,000 annual value), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 (over 200 fresh-produce line items, sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposals due June 22, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ($600,000 estimated annual budget, proposals due March 11, 2026), Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative ($4.4 million Area One, $1.1 million Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026), Austin Independent School District's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (proposals due March 11, 2026), and Salt Lake City School District's IFB #DH2647-FPD for 60 produce line items to 38 facilities (bids due April 1, 2026). Code activity does not align with organic dewberries as a standalone commodity; the mismatch suggests the code has been incorrectly applied to general fresh-produce procurement across school nutrition programs.