UNSPSC 50331806: Dried organic mentor barberries

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

UNSPSC 50331806 Dried organic mentor barberries, a Commodity code, encompasses dried fruit and specialty produce items that school districts, state nutrition departments, and correctional facilities procure for institutional food service. State and local governments buying under this code source fresh and dried produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples for cafeteria operations, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer segment. Recent solicitations show school districts and state departments of education issuing IFBs and RFPs for multi-line-item produce contracts that include dried fruits alongside fresh vegetables, berries, and specialty items, all subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products. The buying pattern reflects ongoing institutional meal-service operations rather than episodic procurement, with contracts typically running a full school or fiscal year and allowing single or multiple vendor awards based on lowest responsive bid.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent opportunities posted by Hancock County Schools (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), the State of Georgia nutrition department, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Hancock County Schools posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026, for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with delivery to three school locations. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities (including produce and proteins) via electronic RFP due June 26, 2026, for delivery to the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center through June 30, 2027, requiring MBE/CBE certification eligibility. The Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items including fresh vegetables, fruits, and specialty foods across six distribution points statewide, with a contract term through August 31, 2027, plus two optional renewals. A separate TDCJ prune procurement (Bid No. IW236532) sought U.S. Grade B dried prunes in 60-70 count size, 1,400 boxes minimum to the Corpus Christi location, due February 20, 2026. All school-based solicitations mandate HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and comprehensive vendor compliance documentation; TDCJ procurements require USDA grade certification and $500,000 minimum commercial general liability insurance.