UNSPSC 50322013: Dried tayberries

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

UNSPSC 50322013 Dried tayberries is a Commodity code covering dried fruit products procured by state and local education and corrections agencies for institutional food service. State and local buyers under this code are predominantly school districts and state corrections departments purchasing fresh and dried produce for cafeteria and nutrition operations. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice represent the primary issuing bodies active in recent solicitations. The work spans fresh produce supply contracts (multiple apple and berry varieties, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, melons, and specialty fruits), commodity food products for institutional kitchens (proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, condiments, and canned or fresh vegetables and fruits), and dried fruit items meeting USDA grade specifications. All recent opportunities impose Buy American requirements mandating minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products, with deliveries to multiple school nutrition centers or corrections department warehouse distribution points. Contracts typically run twelve months with firm fixed pricing and include provisions for emergency backup stock, HACCP or USDA compliance certification, commercial general liability insurance, and payment within 30 to 45 days of receipt and inspection.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Schools issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted an IFB on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, for 115 commodity line items (eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products) for delivery to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of TDCJ, issued an IFB on May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum from April 21, 2026) covering approximately 382 food line items for delivery to six TDCJ warehouse distribution points across five Texas regions, with contract term through August 31, 2027, and two optional one-year renewals. The Georgia Department of Education posted a general food, supplies, and kitchen products IFB on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026. A prior TDCJ bid (IW236532, posted April 23, 2026) sought whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes for Corpus Christi delivery, with the revised due date of February 20, 2026, acknowledged via amendment.