UNSPSC 50326700: Dried strawberries

The juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50326700 Dried strawberries is a Class code under which state and local governments procure dehydrated and preserved berry products, typically as components of broader food-supply contracts for institutional nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show dried strawberries solicited alongside fresh produce, frozen specialty items, and other commodity foods as line items within multi-category food procurement for school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal nutrition centers. The actual buying is driven by institutional food service operations — school lunch programs, correctional facility dining, and municipal nutrition centers — that bundle dried strawberries with hundreds of other food items in single consolidated RFPs and IFBs rather than as standalone procurements. Issuing bodies include state departments of education and corrections, county school boards, and municipal departments managing nutrition and food supply for public institutions.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce including strawberries as one of multiple berry line items, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued IFB for commodities to the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center, due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items across multiple warehouse locations, with response due May 4, 2026. Notably, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement (Bid No. IW236532) specifically targeted dried prunes rather than dried strawberries, suggesting that single-commodity dried-fruit solicitations are less common than multi-item food contracts that list dried strawberries as one option among many preserved fruits and vegetables.