UNSPSC 50322209: Dried nelson blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as nelson blueberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322209 Dried nelson blueberries is a Commodity code that in practice covers dried fruit products procured by school districts and state correctional and human services agencies for meal programs and institutional dining. Recent state and local opportunities under this code show school nutrition departments buying dried fruit as part of comprehensive fresh and processed produce contracts, and corrections departments sourcing individual dried fruit line items (such as dried prunes) for inmate meal service. The code sits within institutional food procurement, where buyers emphasize USDA grading, food safety compliance (HACCP plans, recall procedures), Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), and firm fixed pricing with transportation included. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts (county and municipal boards of education) and state departments of corrections; school nutrition programs treat dried fruit as a single line item within much larger multi-category fresh and processed produce contracts, while correctional agencies sometimes solicit dried fruit individually or bundled with other staples.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) both posted IFBs for school nutrition fresh and processed produce in June 2026; the State of Georgia issued a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products IFB on May 15, 2026 with response due June 22, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple food procurement solicitations in spring 2026, including an IFB for cafeteria food products (304T26300CF) due May 4, 2026, and a separate bid for whole dried prunes (IW236532) originally due February 20, 2026. Bidders to school nutrition contracts must comply with sealed-bid protocols, provide nutritional analyses, hold required insurance coverage, and meet delivery windows to multiple school sites; TDCJ bidders must follow similar structured bid formats and USDA grade certification requirements but often respond to individual commodity line items rather than composite categories. Recent activity suggests steady demand from institutional food procurement offices but limited volume of bids specifically for dried blueberries as a standalone line item in the recent-opportunities dataset.