UNSPSC 50331813: Dried organic warty barberries

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

UNSPSC 50331813 Dried organic warty barberries (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement activity almost exclusively through school nutrition programs and correctional facilities, where dried fruits and specialty produce items supplement cafeteria menus and inmate food services. The code's nominal scope—dried organic warty barberries—is not reflected in the recent opportunities block; instead, solicitations tagged to this code predominantly request broad fresh produce, dried fruit, grocery, and protein supply contracts serving K–12 school districts and state correctional systems across multiple states. State and local buyers under this code include school districts of varying sizes (from mid-sized county systems to large suburban districts), state departments and their subordinate agencies, county sheriff departments, and regional buying cooperatives that consolidate procurement across multiple school districts. Issuing bodies span school nutrition programs (the predominant buyer type), state corrections departments, and county food service operations; repeat buyers include the Douglas County School System in Georgia (appearing twice in the block with RFPs for fresh produce and broader food supply distribution), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Fairfax County Public Schools, all managing annual nutrition contracts worth millions of dollars.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, and California, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce delivery to three school locations by June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Department of Public Purchases seeking bids for commodities to supply the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic submission by June 26, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division) issuing IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products spanning proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and condiments for five geographic warehouse areas, with response due May 4, 2026 following an extension via Addendum No. 2; and the County of Santa Clara (California) Office of the Sheriff issuing ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) on an all-or-none basis for the Elmwood Correctional Facility with bids due February 5, 2026. Buy American requirements, USDA compliance, HACCP plans, and firm fixed pricing are standard across opportunities; most school district contracts run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, and award is frequently made on a line-item basis to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bid.