UNSPSC 50323207: Dried american worcesterberry gooseberries

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

UNSPSC 50323207 Dried american worcesterberry gooseberries, a Commodity code, describes specialty dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations—particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. The recent opportunities block shows minimal direct activity under this code; the five posted solicitations include school nutrition RFBs for fresh and processed produce, a state institutional food buy, and a correctional-system cafeteria procurement, none of which explicitly specify dried worcesterberry gooseberries. School districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut) and state correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under the broader fresh and processed produce categories that would encompass this commodity. The scope of work in related opportunities spans 200+ line items of fresh produce, processed protein, dairy, and specialty items with USDA Grade A or B compliance, Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products, firm-fixed pricing, and delivery to institutional nutrition centers or correctional distribution points.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Northeast, with recent opportunities posted from Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas between April and June 2026. A Hancock County Schools Nutrition RFB (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) solicited over 200 fresh produce line items including multiple berry varieties for delivery to three school sites in Sparta, Georgia through June 2027. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) for 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products for delivery to a single nutrition center in Connecticut through June 2027. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, procuring on behalf of TDCJ, posted an IFB (304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 food line items across multiple categories with delivery to six distribution points and contract term through August 31, 2027. The code shows limited recent solicitation activity explicitly naming dried worcesterberry gooseberries; opportunities tagged to this code predominantly reflect broader institutional fresh and processed produce procurement.