UNSPSC 50326229: Dried yu-shan raspberry

The variety of raspberries known as yu-shan raspberry that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50326229 Dried yu-shan raspberry is a Commodity code covering dried berry products for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facility cafeterias. State and local governments buying under this code procure dried raspberries and related dried berry commodities as components of larger fresh and processed produce contracts for K–12 schools, higher education, and state-operated corrections facilities. Issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments (Georgia and Texas), and correctional authorities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). School nutrition programs represent the primary buyer segment, with contracts typically spanning a full academic or fiscal year and incorporating compliance with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products, HACCP protocols, E-Verify authorization, and comprehensive food safety documentation. Corrections departments procure dried fruits including prunes and other dried products as cafeteria staples, with contracts structured around USDA grade certification (typically Grade A or Grade B) and FOB Destination delivery to multiple warehouse or distribution locations.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia) and Southwest (Texas), with additional procurement in Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools Nutrition Fresh Produce SY27 (Hancock County Board of Education, IFB, bids due June 26, 2026), a comprehensive fresh produce contract for the 2026–27 school year covering over 200 line items with delivery to three school sites in Sparta, Georgia; the City of Bridgeport commodities solicitation (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, electronic IFB, bids due June 26, 2026), covering 115 line items of food products including fruit and vegetable items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center; and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products (TDCJ/Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division, IFB No. 304T-26-300CF, bids extended to May 4, 2026), encompassing approximately 382 line items across proteins, grains, dairy, beverages, canned and fresh vegetables, and fruits for distribution across five geographic warehouse areas in Texas. A separate TDCJ solicitation (IFB No. IW236532, due February 20, 2026) for whole pitted dried prunes at U.S. Grade B quality illustrates the specific dried-fruit procurement occurring under or adjacent to this code within the corrections sector.