UNSPSC 50327103: Dried nero chokeberries

The variety of chokeberries known as nero chokeberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50327103 Dried nero chokeberries, a Commodity code, appears infrequently in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific dried fruit product, but the recent opportunities posted under it do not reflect procurement of dried nero chokeberries; instead, the opportunities name school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state procurement divisions requesting broad fresh produce, frozen entrees, dairy products, grains, and miscellaneous food staples. The mismatch between the code's narrow product scope and the wide-ranging commodity requests suggests either systematic miscoding at the posting stage or application of the code as a default categorization for food procurement that does not match its intended use. State and local issuing bodies active under this code include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Georgia Department of Food, State of Georgia statewide procurement, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and affiliated correctional and nutritional service divisions. School nutrition programs appear to drive the majority of tagged solicitations, though the opportunities do not specifically list dried nero chokeberries as a line item.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. The Hancock County Schools Nutrition fresh produce IFB, posted June 10, 2026, with a June 26, 2026 response deadline, requested over 200 line items of fresh fruit and vegetables (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus fruits, leafy greens, peppers, and tomatoes) for delivery to three school locations under a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center, due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products with MBE/CBE certifications applicable under city ordinance and firm fixed pricing for the contract term through June 30, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products—proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, beverages, and produce—with a May 4, 2026 response deadline (extended via Addendum No. 2 from April 21, 2026) and contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. A separate Texas Department of Criminal Justice bid (IW236532) for whole, pitted, dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality, 60–70 count size, with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes, carried a February 20, 2026 response deadline. The code shows no recent activity in states outside these three.