UNSPSC 50331805: Dried organic korean barberries

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

UNSPSC 50331805 Dried organic Korean barberries (Commodity) rarely appears in recent state and local solicitations; the code nominally covers specialty dried fruit but does not align with the broad fresh and processed produce categories that school districts, state agencies, and corrections departments are actively buying. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items—apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, and leafy greens—for the 2026–27 school year with a June 26 due date, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items and HACCP plans with 24/7 recall access. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases simultaneously solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (115 line items including eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products) with the same June 26, 2026 deadline and identical Buy American thresholds. These two opportunities represent the code's closest proxy activity—both school nutrition procurement—but neither explicitly references dried barberries or specialty organic dried fruit as line items. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (approximately 382 line items covering proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and vegetables) with a May 4, 2026 deadline; a separate TDCJ procurement for whole pitted dried prunes (U.S. Grade B, 60–70 count) was due February 20, 2026 at the Corpus Christi location with a 1,400-box minimum order.

State and local demand under this code centers on school nutrition and correctional-facility food supply, with issuing bodies including school district boards of education in Georgia and Connecticut, state corrections departments in Texas, and state purchasing offices. The geographic spread reflects active procurement in the Southeast (Georgia), Northeast (Connecticut), and South (Texas), with corrections and K–12 nutrition driving volume. The mismatch between the code's nominal focus on dried organic Korean barberries and the actual recent solicitations (which emphasize fresh produce, standard dried fruit like prunes, and broad commodity procurement with no mention of specialty barberries) signals minimal current activity under this specific commodity classification. Vendors seeking entry into state and local food supply should monitor school nutrition and corrections procurement more broadly rather than expect regular barberry-specific opportunities; dried prunes and fresh produce dominate the actual buying.