UNSPSC 50321901: Dried alpine bearberries

The variety of bearberries known as alpine bearberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50321901 Dried alpine bearberries is a Commodity code that covers dried berry products procured by school districts and state correctional facilities for institutional food service. State and local buyers use this code narrowly for specific dried fruit items within broader school nutrition and institutional cafeteria procurement, though the recent opportunities block shows minimal direct solicitation of dried alpine bearberries specifically. Instead, the opportunities reveal that school districts and state agencies solicit dried and fresh produce under related codes as part of comprehensive food-service contracts. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) both issued IFBs in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning multiple fruit and vegetable categories to supply school nutrition centers; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple food-product IFBs including dried prunes and comprehensive cafeteria food items across five geographic distribution areas. These issuing bodies—school districts and state corrections agencies—represent the primary demand drivers under dried-fruit codes, though the actual line-item activity concentrates heavily on fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared entrees rather than specialty dried berries.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (multiple TDCJ solicitations), Georgia (state food supplies and Hancock County Schools), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), with response dates clustered in May and June 2026. The Hancock County Schools IFB (due June 26, 2026) encompasses over 200 fresh-produce line items including berries but no specific mention of dried alpine bearberries. The Bridgeport Board of Education IFB (due June 26, 2026) and the State of Georgia solicitation (due June 22, 2026) similarly focus on commodity food procurement for institutional dining without itemizing dried alpine berries. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Bid No. IW236532 (due February 20, 2026, amended) specifically solicited dried prunes—1,400 boxes minimum—demonstrating that state corrections procurement does engage dried-fruit suppliers, though this opportunity involved common dried prunes rather than alpine bearberries. The code shows limited recent direct activity; no posted opportunities explicitly name dried alpine bearberries as a solicited line item.