UNSPSC 50326226: Dried whitebark raspberry

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

UNSPSC 50326226 Dried whitebark raspberry is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure primarily as a component of bulk food supply contracts for school nutrition programs and correctional facilities, rather than as a standalone product line. The recent solicitations show school districts and county governments buying dried fruits — including dried whitebark raspberry where specified — as part of master grocery or fresh-produce-and-prepared-foods contracts that serve daily meal programs. The work is straightforward commodity supply: vendors source, package, and deliver dried fruit products meeting USDA grade and nutritional specifications to multiple school sites or institutional food-service hubs on fixed-price annual contracts, typically with weekly or as-needed delivery schedules. Issuing bodies are almost exclusively public school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Hancock County Schools and Liberty County Schools in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI and Rockwood Child Nutrition in Missouri; Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia; Douglas County Schools in Georgia) and county or state correctional agencies (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department, Texas Department of Criminal Justice). School districts dominate the activity, with nutrition-program procurement directors managing bid cycles aligned to the July-June fiscal year. A single county jail (Santa Clara) and one state prison system (Texas) appear as secondary buyers, and state purchasing divisions (Georgia, Texas) coordinate procurement for multiple institutional locations.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in California, Virginia, and Missouri. Recent representative solicitations include Hancock County Schools (Georgia) seeking fresh produce including raspberry for the 2026-27 school year under IFB due June 26, 2026; the County of Santa Clara (California) Invitation to Bids for dried fruits and nuts including dried cranberries and tropical fruit mix (IFB-PRC-FY26-0617, due February 5, 2026) for the Sheriff's detention facility; Liberty County Schools (Georgia) RFP for over 400 food items including dried fruits for July 2026 through June 2027 (due April 29, 2026); and Douglas County Schools (Georgia) RFP for fresh produce and eggs to 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, estimated spending $4.4 million for Area One). All school nutrition contracts carry Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products) and firm fixed-price terms for the contract period, with pricing that includes transportation and delivery to multiple school sites. No recent opportunities name dried whitebark raspberry explicitly by variety; the code appears in the taxonomy but shows little standalone activity in the recent state and local record.