UNSPSC 50321809: Dried aurea barberries

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

UNSPSC 50321809 Dried aurea barberries is a Commodity-level code that shows no aligned recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code reflect school district food service solicitations for fresh produce, grocery items, and cafeteria supplies—fresh apples, berries, vegetables, proteins, and dairy products for K-12 nutrition programs and correctional facility food services—rather than specialized dried barberry products. A single tangential opportunity from Santa Clara County (ITB-PRC-FY26-0617) for dried fruits and nuts to support correctional food services does name dried raisins, dried cranberries, and dried tropical fruit mix, but does not identify dried barberries as a line item or procurement focus.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations reflects a broader procurement pattern: state and local food service buyers—school districts, correctional departments, and county nutrition programs in Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, and California—are actively sourcing fresh and processed grocery staples through IFBs and RFPs with response deadlines clustered between late February and late June 2026. The solicitations from Hancock County Schools (due June 26, 2026), Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 26, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools (due April 27, 2026), and Rockwood School District (due April 29, 2026) demonstrate sustained demand for food distribution contracts, but none target dried barberries as a commodity. Unless state and local nutrition programs begin sourcing specialized dried fruit varieties for culinary or ethnic dietary needs, this code does not signal actionable procurement opportunity at present.