UNSPSC 50332004: Dried organic cherokee blackberries

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

UNSPSC 50332004 Dried organic cherokee blackberries is a Commodity code covering dried fruit products procured by state and local education and correctional agencies to supply institutional food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and state agencies operating food service facilities, including boards of education purchasing for school nutrition programs and state departments of criminal justice supplying correctional facilities. The work solicited is procurement of dried fruit meeting USDA grade and packaging specifications, often bundled with broader fresh and processed produce categories in larger institutional food service contracts. Vendors must comply with Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products), provide USDA grade certifications, maintain HACCP plans or equivalent food safety documentation, submit nutritional data and product specifications, and deliver on FOB Destination terms to designated institutional locations.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Hancock County Schools, Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including blackberries, raspberries, and other berries as part of a school nutrition contract with delivery through June 30, 2027, and bids due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026, requesting bids on 115 line items of food commodities for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026 through the OpenGov Procurement Portal. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026, with bids due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products across 382 line items with bids due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum to May 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Central Time). Most recent opportunities show school nutrition programs and correctional food service as the primary buyer categories, with institutional procurement driven by firm-fixed pricing, compliance documentation, and multi-location or multi-facility delivery models.