UNSPSC 50332000: Dried organic blackberries

The usually black or dark purple juicy but seedy edible aggregate fruit of various brambles of the rose family that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50332000 Dried organic blackberries is a Class code representing specialized dried fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facility dining operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state corrections departments buying dried fruit as components within broader fresh and processed produce or cafeteria food-product buys; the Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for school nutrition fresh produce explicitly lists blackberry among over 200 produce line items for the 2026-27 school year, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB for cafeteria food products to TDCJ warehouse locations across multiple geographic areas includes dried fruit categories alongside proteins, dairy, grains, and canned vegetables. Issuing bodies under this code span school districts (independent and county), state departments (corrections, education, and centralized procurement offices), and municipal education boards; school nutrition programs represent the dominant buyer category, with the Buy American Provision under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products, including dried fruit, making sourcing compliance a routine contract requirement.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing solicitations in May and June 2026, and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posting a June 2026 IFB for 115 line items of commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center with a June 26 response deadline. Representative opportunities include Hancock County's IFB SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026, with bid opening June 29 at the Hancock County Board of Education office in Sparta, Georgia) and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF on behalf of TDCJ (extended to May 4, 2026, with responses to the Statewide Procurement Division in Austin). Delivery to school nutrition centers and institutional food-service locations is standard, with firm pricing for the contract period (typically twelve months through June 30) and compliance with USDA grade standards, HACCP plans, and nutritional specifications required across all buys. The code shows limited recent standalone solicitations for dried blackberries alone; most activity reflects dried fruit as a line item within larger institutional produce or food-product aggregations.