UNSPSC 50321903: Dried common bearberries

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

UNSPSC 50321903 Dried common bearberries is a Commodity code that covers procurement of dried berries and similar dried fruit products for food service operations, but the recent state and local opportunities do not show direct procurement of dried bearberries. Instead, the code sits within a broader food-supply category where state and local governments purchase dried fruits, nuts, and miscellaneous commodity ingredients to support institutional meal programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, correctional facilities, and related public bodies acquiring dried fruits including raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit blends, and specialized produce items, typically as components of larger fresh produce or general grocery contracts rather than as standalone dried bearberry purchases.

The issuing bodies pursuing this code tier span school districts (Hancock County Schools, Georgia; Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri; Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia; Douglas County School System, Georgia), state departments (State of Georgia), regional cooperative procurement vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative on behalf of 30 Georgia school districts), county government (Santa Clara County, California), city government (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state criminal justice agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Corrections). School districts represent the dominant buyer base, with the GEC Buying Cooperative serving multiple districts simultaneously. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, with secondary presence in Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, Missouri, and California. The Santa Clara County ITB for dried fruits and nuts (issued January 28, 2026, due February 5, 2026) provides the closest match to this code's scope, requesting dried raisins, dried cranberries, dried tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans on an all-or-none basis for correctional food services; the County of Santa Clara included a five percent local business preference and required a five-year contract term with firm pricing in Year 1 and optional annual increases capped at a bidder-specified percentage in Years 2–5. No recent opportunities explicitly name dried bearberries as a procurement line item.