UNSPSC 50323205: Dried london gooseberries

The variety of gooseberries known as london gooseberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50323205 Dried london gooseberries is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not reflect procurement of dried london gooseberries specifically. Instead, the code has been applied to broader fresh produce and food commodities contracts for school nutrition and institutional feeding programs. The actual work being solicited involves meal-support commodities — fresh fruits and vegetables for school cafeterias, frozen and shelf-stable proteins and staples for correctional facilities, and mixed food products for institutional nutrition centers. State and local school districts and departments of education are the primary issuing bodies, supplemented by state departments of criminal justice and municipal boards of education. These are recurring, annual or multi-year procurement cycles driven by nutritional compliance requirements (Buy American provisions mandate minimum domestic content thresholds, typically 51 percent for processed products) and food safety protocols including HACCP plans and USDA grade certifications.

The recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce in June 2026 with a June 26 response deadline, covering over 200 line items of apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, and citrus for delivery to three school sites through June 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products in June 2026 with a June 26 deadline for delivery to the Board of Education Nutrition Center. The State of Georgia issued a broader food, supplies, and other kitchen products IFB due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items with a May 4, 2026 response deadline for delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations across Texas. A separate TDCJ procurement for whole, pitted, dried prunes with a February 20, 2026 due date (posted April 23, 2026) indicates lingering or amended cycles. The code's tagging appears inconsistent with its nominal scope; recent activity centers on institutional food service commodities rather than the specific dried gooseberry product the code name suggests.