UNSPSC 50321903: Dried common bearberries

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

UNSPSC 50321903 Dried common bearberries, a Commodity code, represents a narrow procurement category that state and local governments buy primarily as ingredients for food-service operations and institutional meal programs rather than as consumer retail products. Recent solicitations show school districts and correctional facilities sourcing dried fruit and related commodity food products through institutional procurement channels, though dried bearberries specifically appear rarely in the posted opportunities — the code's nominal scope diverges from the actual buying patterns visible in current state and local RFPs and IFBs. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix under related dried-fruit and commodity-food codes, with Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) both running fresh and processed produce and food-commodity bids in the June 2026 cycle; correctional systems also procure food commodities at scale, as evidenced by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice running multiple food-supply IFBs. State procurement offices manage some of these purchases on behalf of operating agencies — the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, for example, issued the June 2026 cafeteria food-products IFB on behalf of TDCJ.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut based on recent postings. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has run multiple food-commodity bids (cafeteria food products with a June 22, 2026 due date under IFB 304T26300CF, and prunes with a February 20, 2026 bid opening under Bid No. IW236532), while Hancock County Schools in Georgia posted a fresh-produce IFB due June 26, 2026 under Solicitation PE67080NONST2027000000013, and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a commodities IFB also due June 26, 2026 under BNB053266. All school-district opportunities require compliance with Buy American provisions mandating minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products, HACCP or equivalent food-safety plans, and delivery to multiple school sites. Award typically goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with both single- and multiple-vendor awards common. Dried bearberries do not appear in any posted opportunity summary; the code shows little relevant recent activity, suggesting limited state and local demand or a mismatch between the code classification and actual procurement practice.