UNSPSC 50331809: Dried organic aurea barberries

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

UNSPSC 50331809 Dried organic aurea barberries, a Commodity code, describes specialty dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition centers, correctional facilities, and state agency cafeterias. Recent solicitations show school districts and state corrections systems are the dominant buyers, sourcing dried fruit and related commodity products through standardized competitive bidding. The scope of work spans the sourcing, pricing, and delivery of specialty dried fruits alongside broader food commodity procurement; in practice, state and local nutrition programs treat dried barberries and similar items as line items within larger food supply contracts rather than standalone specialty procurements. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia and Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut) and state agencies (Georgia Department of Education supply, Texas Department of Criminal Justice) posting the most recent activity. Vendors competing under this code must meet Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic content in processed products, maintain HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, carry commercial general liability insurance of at least $500,000 to $1 million depending on jurisdiction, and comply with USDA grading standards and nutritional labeling requirements.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Texas, with Hancock County Schools (Sparta, Georgia) posting IFB SN002-2027 for fresh and specialty produce on June 10, 2026, with bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases soliciting commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026); the State of Georgia requesting food supplies and kitchen products (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting Invitation for Bid 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five Texas geographic areas (due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2). A prior TDCJ solicitation for whole pitted dried prunes (Bid IW236532) shows dried-fruit-specific procurement in corrections food service, though that opportunity's due date of February 20, 2026, has passed. Contract periods typically run twelve months with optional renewals, firm fixed pricing inclusive of freight and delivery to designated nutrition centers or warehouse distribution points, and Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms.