UNSPSC 50322005: Dried chester blackberries

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

UNSPSC 50322005 Dried chester blackberries is a Commodity code covering dried blackberry products for institutional food service. State and local governments purchase dried blackberries primarily through school nutrition programs and correctional facility food service operations, where they appear as line items within larger fresh and processed produce solicitations. While the code's nominal scope is narrow, recent solicitations show dried blackberries bundled with broader commodity procurement — schools and state corrections departments issue IFBs naming dried blackberries alongside fresh produce, frozen proteins, dairy, and pantry staples as part of annual nutrition supply contracts. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and state corrections departments; recent activity includes Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. These jurisdictions solicit dried blackberries as components of firm-fixed-price, multi-year food service contracts with delivery to school nutrition centers and correctional facility warehouses. Buy American provisions (requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) apply across school nutrition solicitations, and vendors must provide HACCP plans, USDA compliance certification, and commercial general liability insurance.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. The Hancock County Schools IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013), posted June 10, 2026 with response due June 26, 2026, names blackberries among over 200 fresh and specialty produce line items for the 2026–27 school year, with delivery to three school sites and contract through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport IFB (BNB053266), posted June 2, 2026 and due June 26, 2026, covers 115 commodity line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027; the State of Georgia (PE55645NONST2026000000009) posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products IFB on May 15, 2026 with a June 22, 2026 due date. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (posted May 4, 2026, due May 4, 2026 after extension via Addendum No. 2) covering 382 food line items for five warehouse locations across Texas through August 31, 2027 with optional renewals. Activity under this code remains episodic; dried blackberries do not appear as standalone solicitations but only within large multi-category commodity buys where they compete alongside dozens of other produce and processed foods.