UNSPSC 50332001: Dried organic apache blackberries

The variety of organic blackberries known as organic apache blackberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50332001 Dried organic apache blackberries (Commodity) represents a narrow, specialty produce input that does not map cleanly to current state and local procurement activity. Recent solicitations tagged under this code overwhelmingly solicit fresh produce (apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables), prepared foods, and broad commodity baskets for school nutrition, correctional facilities, and district food service operations—not dried apache blackberries specifically. The code's abstract name flags a single dried berry variety, yet the posted opportunities span multi-hundred-line-item fresh and frozen grocery contracts, bulk dried fruit and nut mixes, and annual food supply agreements. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia); one county correction facility (Santa Clara County, California) and a state criminal justice system (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) also appear. The code shows minimal relevant recent activity for dried apache blackberries as a standalone procurement line item.

Geographic spread skews heavily toward Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, and California. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026) spanning 200+ line items of fresh produce, berries among them; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (sealed bids due April 27, 2026) requiring minimum 76 items from school-delivery sections; and Santa Clara County's Invitation to Bids for dried fruits and nuts (bids due February 5, 2026) calling for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans on an all-or-none basis. None of these solicitations names dried apache blackberries as a line item. The code appears misaligned with actual procurement demand; vendors targeting this category should verify whether opportunities exist as specialty add-ons within larger fresh or dried fruit baskets rather than as standalone bids.