UNSPSC 50326603: Dried smoky saskatoon berries

The variety of saskatoon berries known as smoky saskatoon berries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50326603 Dried smoky saskatoon berries is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried fruit products under this code primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state institutional food services. The scope encompasses dried and processed fruit items specified to support cafeteria operations, with purchasing driven by commodity pricing, USDA grade compliance, packaging standardization, and Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed products). Issuing bodies include school districts, state departments of education, city boards of education, state correctional systems, and state-level procurement offices acting on behalf of institutional food-service operations. Recent solicitations show school nutrition centers and correctional facilities as primary buyers, with purchasing offices centralizing bids across multiple delivery locations within their jurisdictions.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut. The State of Georgia issued a food, supplies, and other kitchen products IFB (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with a June 22, 2026 response date. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027, with bids due June 26, 2026, specifying over 200 line items and requiring delivery to three school locations. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center (BNB053266) with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026 and MBE/CBE set-asides applicable. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple food procurement bids, including IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic TDCJ warehouse areas (response date extended to May 4, 2026) and Bid No. IW236532 for whole pitted dried prunes to the Corpus location (originally due February 20, 2026). Vendors in this code compete on specification compliance, USDA grading certification, firm fixed pricing over contract periods (typically one to two years), delivery logistics to multiple institutional sites, HACCP planning, and insurance documentation.