UNSPSC 50326218: Dried roadside raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as roadside raspberry that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50326218 Dried roadside raspberry is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce and dried fruit procurement by state and local school nutrition programs, state departments, and correctional facilities. State and local governments buy this code primarily as components of school meal programs and institutional food service contracts that encompass dozens or hundreds of produce line items spanning fresh berries, vegetables, melons, citrus, and dried fruits. The issuing bodies are school districts (acting through their boards of education and nutrition centers), state departments of criminal justice, state general procurement offices, and city education departments. School nutrition programs dominate recent activity, with contracts structured as annual or multi-year IFB awards that require firm pricing, HACCP compliance, domestic agricultural content verification under the Buy American provision (minimum 51 percent for processed items), and delivery to multiple school sites on fixed schedules.

Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple and berry varieties, with delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026, for 115 commodities line items including fruits and vegetables to supply the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center, with MBE/CBE certification applicable under city ordinance. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum), procuring approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including canned and fresh vegetables and fruits for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas through August 31, 2027, with optional renewals. A separate TDCJ solicitation (Bid No. IW236532, issued April 23, 2026) called for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 1,400 boxes minimum to a Corpus Christi location. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with school nutrition programs and state correctional systems the primary buyers.