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, yet the recent solicitation activity reveals minimal direct procurement of this specific product line by state and local governments. School districts, county boards of education, and correctional facilities that issue food-service solicitations name dried blackberries only incidentally within broader fresh and dried produce categories. The Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce (PE67080NONST2027000000013) lists blackberries among 200-plus line items of fresh fruit and vegetables for the 2026–27 school year, and the County of Santa Clara's January 2026 ITB for dried fruits and nuts (ITBPRCFY260617) procures dried cranberries and other dried fruits for correctional food services, but neither opportunity isolates dried chester blackberries as a material procurement focus. The code captures activity that is subsidiary to larger grocery and produce aggregations rather than standalone demand for this single commodity.

Issuing bodies sourcing under this code are predominantly school nutrition programs and correctional departments. School districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Connecticut (Bridgeport) post annual food-service IFBs and RFPs covering extensive produce lists, while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and County of Santa Clara Department of Correction also procure food products including dried fruits for institutional food service. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in California, Virginia, Missouri, and Connecticut. The sourcing pattern reflects institutional meal-program budgets driven by student enrollment and prisoner population counts rather than commodity-specific demand signals. Dried chester blackberries appear only as line-item options within master grocery and produce contracts, not as standalone procurements, indicating that pursuit under this code should be contingent on securing slots in larger district or facility food-service awards rather than expecting independent tenders for dried blackberries alone.