UNSPSC 50321804: Dried wintergreen barberries

The variety of barberries known as wintergreen barberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321804 Dried wintergreen barberries is a Commodity code that captures dried fruit products for institutional food service, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation for barberries specifically. Instead, the code appears in a broader context of school nutrition and institutional corrections food supply chains where dried fruits—including raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blends, prunes, and mixed dried fruit products—are procured as components of larger commodity contracts. State and local buyers include school districts (elementary through high school systems), county boards of education, county corrections departments, and state prison systems. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple districts in Georgia and one in Missouri, plus a California county corrections facility and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all seeking dried fruit products as part of annual or multi-year food supply agreements. The code does not show dedicated barberry procurement; dried barberries do not appear in any of the recent opportunities listed.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Texas (TDCJ procurement across multiple warehouse locations), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and California (Santa Clara County Corrections). A representative opportunity is the County of Santa Clara ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 (due February 5, 2026), which solicited dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans on an all-or-none basis for its Department of Correction Food Services at Elmwood Correctional Facility, with a five-year contract term and firm pricing for Year 1. Another example is the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026), which sought fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two Georgia areas through the GEC Buying Cooperative, with estimated spending of $4.4 million for one area. The recent opportunities reflect demand for bulk dried fruits in institutional settings rather than barberries as a specialized item, suggesting the code's activity derives from standard school lunch and corrections food service programs rather than niche dried-fruit sourcing.