UNSPSC 50332006: Dried organic dirksen blackberries

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

UNSPSC 50332006 Dried organic dirksen blackberries, a Commodity code, nominally describes a single dried-fruit product line, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with that narrow scope. The code appears in school nutrition and institutional food-service opportunities that encompass hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and pantry staples — not dried blackberries specifically. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) both issued IFBs for fresh-produce and food-commodity packages that include blackberries among dozens of other items, and the State of Georgia and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) posted broader food-supply solicitations also tagged to this code. The mismatch suggests either tagging error at the issuing-body level or that this code serves as a catchall for commodity food procurement rather than a true commodity-specific classification. School districts and state purchasing offices dominate the issuing-body mix, with TDCJ appearing as a significant buyer of institutional food products.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South. Hancock County Schools (Sparta, Georgia) sought bids on over 200 fresh-produce line items with a June 26, 2026 response date and delivery through June 30, 2027; the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) bid 115 commodity line items with the same June 26, 2026 deadline and contract term through June 30, 2027. The State of Georgia issued a food-supplies IFB due June 22, 2026, and TDCJ (Texas) posted a 382-line-item cafeteria food-products IFB due May 4, 2026, seeking delivery to six warehouse locations statewide. All school-based solicitations require Buy American compliance with minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items. TDCJ awarded to single vendors per line item based on best value, while schools reserved the right to award to single or multiple vendors. Geographic concentration appears limited to Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut in the recent record; no other states appear.