UNSPSC 50327031: Dried rowanberries

The type of fruit known as rowanberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50327031 Dried rowanberries is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to procure fresh and dried fruits for institutional food service, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state agency cafeterias. Recent solicitations show that school districts and state corrections agencies are the primary buyers, purchasing fresh produce assortments alongside dried fruits, proteins, dairy products, and other food staples under combined commodity bids rather than rowanberries alone. The issuing bodies include independent school districts, municipal boards of education, state corrections departments, and state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. Buyers enforce Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products and often mandate USDA grade certification, HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and commercial general liability insurance. Awards typically go to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bidding; contracts run annually or multi-year with firm fixed pricing and payment terms of Net 30 to Net 45 days.

Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response deadline, requiring delivery to three school sites for the 2026–27 school year. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB on June 2, 2026, for commodities including fruits and vegetables to supply the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026, through the OpenGov Procurement Portal. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including fresh and canned fruits, with responses due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum from April 21, 2026) to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026, with a June 22, 2026 deadline. Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut, with school nutrition programs and correctional facilities driving the bulk of recent procurement.