UNSPSC 50322004: Dried cherokee blackberries

The variety of blackberries known as cherokee blackberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322004 Dried Cherokee blackberries is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of dried fruit products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and corrections facilities. Recent solicitations under this code show school districts and state corrections agencies purchasing dried fruit and broader commodity categories that include dried products alongside fresh produce, frozen proteins, and shelf-stable staples. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including blackberries for the 2026–27 school year with delivery to three school locations and a June 26 response deadline; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted a commodities RFB on June 2, 2026, for 115 line items across eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued separate IFBs for cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026, with amended date via Addendum No. 2) and whole pitted dried prunes (IW236532, originally due February 18, 2026, amended to February 20, 2026). These solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring a minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products and mandate HACCP plans, USDA compliance, and full transportation and handling charges inclusive in firm pricing.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with school districts and state agencies as the primary issuing bodies. Hancock County Schools and Bridgeport Board of Education represent typical K–12 nutrition procurement, while the Texas Comptroller's procurement on behalf of TDCJ and the State of Georgia's May 15, 2026 food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22) reflect corrections and state facility food service demand. The code shows limited standalone activity for dried Cherokee blackberries specifically; instead, blackberries appear as one item within broader fresh and dried produce categories. School nutrition contracts run calendar or fiscal-year terms with firm fixed pricing and delivery to multiple designated sites, while corrections procurement spans multiple warehouse distribution points and incorporates USDA grade certification requirements and optional renewal periods through 2029. No recent opportunities support a standalone dried-cherry-blackberry procurement, suggesting the commodity moves as part of larger institutional food baskets rather than as a standalone line item.