UNSPSC 50331807: Dried organic japanese barberries

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

UNSPSC 50331807 Dried organic Japanese barberries is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it does not include opportunities to supply dried barberries or any specialty dried fruit matching that description. Instead, the code shows a widespread pattern of fresh and bulk food procurement solicitations issued by school districts, county boards of education, and correctional facilities across multiple states — primarily for fresh produce, frozen entrees, dairy, proteins, and staple grocery items for cafeteria and food service operations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a taxonomy alignment issue in how state and local procurement offices are tagging their opportunities, or that dried Japanese barberries represent a negligible procurement volume in state and local government food service spending. The concrete activity under this code is school nutrition supply contracts spanning 200-plus line items of fresh and processed foods, meals for incarcerated populations, and bulk food distribution for public school systems.

Recent opportunities have issued from school districts in Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education), California (Santa Clara County Corrections), and Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), with the state of Georgia also posting a general food-supply solicitation. Activity includes IFBs for fresh produce and eggs (Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham, Hancock County), RFPs for food distribution services (Douglas County for approximately $9 million annually), master grocery term contracts (Fairfax County), and specialized dried-fruit procurement for correctional facilities (Santa Clara County's ITB for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans). Most school-district solicitations have response dates in late April through late June 2026, with contract periods running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. No opportunities tagged under this code request dried Japanese barberries specifically.