UNSPSC 50322211: Dried northcountry blueberries

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

UNSPSC 50322211 Dried northcountry blueberries is a Commodity code that describes dried fruit products sold to state and local school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local buyers are procuring dried fruits as components of broader food service contracts — not in standalone line items restricted to blueberries alone. For example, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department sought dried raisins, cranberries, and tropical fruit mix for its correctional facility; school districts in Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Texas are tendering for mixed grocery and produce contracts that may include dried fruit components; and the Rockwood R-VI School District and Fairfax County Public Schools each solicited over 900 and 76+ line items respectively, spanning fresh and processed food categories where dried berries or other dried fruits appear as individual SKUs within broader annual fixed-price supply agreements. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and county or regional correctional systems (Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff). A few municipal purchasing offices also appear — the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases on behalf of its Board of Education. These buyers structure food procurement as multi-year annual fixed-price contracts with renewal options, commonly spanning July through June school fiscal years and requiring sealed or electronic bids with firm pricing for the entire term.

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in Georgia, where multiple school districts (Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham) posted fresh produce and food supply RFPs and IFBs between February and June 2026, and in the broader Southeast and Mid-Atlantic (Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, Texas, and California). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (IFB #SN002-2027, posted June 10, 2026, bids due June 26, 2026 at noon), which sought over 200 produce line items for delivery to three school locations with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases COMMODITIES bid (BNB053266, posted June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026), covering 115 line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center with Buy American compliance; Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026), requiring minimum 76 items from school delivery and an additional warehouse section; and the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department dried fruits and nuts ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 (posted January 28, 2026, due February 5, 2026), procuring 5,880 cases of dried raisins, 1,000 cases dried cranberries, and 3,000 cases tropical fruit mix annually on a five-year contract with a five percent local preference. All solicitations mandate Buy American compliance, USDA food safety certification, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, delivery to multiple school or facility sites during restricted hours, and submission through electronic portals (Bonfire, OpenGov, or county procurement systems).