UNSPSC 50331801: Dried organic paleleaf barberries

The variety of organic barberries known as organic paleleaf barberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50331801 Dried organic paleleaf barberries is a Commodity code with sparse recent activity in state and local procurement. The code represents a highly specialized dried fruit product, yet the most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show no purchasing of paleleaf barberries; instead, they reflect broad food service procurement spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and miscellaneous dried fruits and nuts. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual purchasing patterns in the available solicitations suggests either that paleleaf barberries are not regularly procured by state and local agencies, or that they are obtained through broader commodity code classifications when sourced at all. School districts, county boards of education, state departments of corrections, and municipal nutrition centers dominate the issuing-body landscape across the recent opportunity set, with purchasing driven by large-scale meal service operations serving students, inmates, and other institutional populations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, and California. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Schools (Georgia) IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response deadline; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) IFB for commodities due June 26, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for cafeteria food products due May 4, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) IFB for Master Grocery K-12 due April 27, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) RFP for grocery items due April 29, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara (California) ITB for dried fruits and nuts due February 5, 2026. The Santa Clara solicitation is the closest match to the code's stated scope, requesting raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans for correctional facility food services on a five-year contract with firm pricing in Year 1 and capped annual increases thereafter. None of the recent opportunities specifically mention paleleaf barberries, and vendors pursuing activity under this code should focus on institutional food service categories with broader dried-fruit procurement activity rather than expect regular standalone barberry solicitations.