UNSPSC 50322700: Dried cranberries

The red acid berry produced by some plants (as vaccinium oxycoccos and v. Acrocarpon) of the heath family that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50322700 Dried cranberries (Class) represents a narrow commodity line that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader school nutrition and correctional food service contracts rather than as standalone items. Recent solicitations show dried cranberries bundled within larger fresh produce, grocery, and specialty dried-fruit procurements supporting K-12 school nutrition programs and county detention facilities. The code sees activity from school districts and county correctional authorities, with school nutrition departments driving the majority of procurement volume through annual competitive bid cycles tied to the academic calendar.

School districts across Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and California represent the primary buyer base, issuing IFBs and RFPs for annual food supply contracts covering July through June fiscal periods, with response dates concentrated between February and June. The County of Santa Clara, California issued an ITB on January 28, 2026 (due February 5, 2026) for dried fruits and nuts including 1,000 cases of dried cranberries annually for the County Sheriff's Department of Correction food service at Elmwood Correctional Facility, specifying zero added sugars and Title 15 California Code compliance. Hancock County Board of Education in Sparta, Georgia solicited fresh produce on June 10, 2026 (due June 26, 2026) under IFB #SN002-2027 covering over 200 line items including berries but not explicitly listing dried cranberries as a separate item. The Fairfax County Public Schools master grocery contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items procurement (due April 29, 2026) each covered 76 to over 900 line items across food categories, though dried cranberries do not appear as named items in the summarized scopes. Buy American requirements mandating minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products apply consistently across school nutrition solicitations. Vendors typically bid on all-or-none line items or minimum-order thresholds, with firm fixed pricing for 12-month contract periods, delivery on FOB destination terms with freight prepaid, and Net 30 to 45-day payment terms. The absence of dried cranberries as an explicitly named line item in most recent K-12 solicitations suggests this code captures opportunistic rather than routine demand within state and local procurement.