UNSPSC 50333201: Dried organic early sulphur gooseberries

The variety of organic gooseberries known as organic early sulphur gooseberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50333201 Dried organic early sulphur gooseberries is a Commodity code that in practice covers dried fruit and specialty produce items purchased by state and local school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and municipal food services. The recent opportunities under this code reflect broader dried-fruit and fresh-produce procurement by school districts and state agencies, though the specific commodity—dried organic sulphur gooseberries—does not appear in any of the recent solicitations reviewed. Instead, the code tags opportunities that include mixed dried-fruit buys (such as dried prunes) alongside fresh produce catalogs spanning apples, berries, melons, citrus, leafy greens, root vegetables, and specialty items. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut) and state departments overseeing institutional food service (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products are standard across school nutrition RFPs and IFBs, and MBE/CBE certifications apply where municipal ordinance governs the buying entity.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South—Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas—with school districts and state corrections agencies as repeat solicitors. Hancock County Board of Education posted an IFB for fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year with responses due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items and delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued a commodities RFQ for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, also due June 26, 2026, covering 115 line items across eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, solicited cafeteria food products via IFB No. 304T-26-300CF with a response deadline of May 4, 2026, encompassing approximately 382 line items including proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, and produce. A separate TDCJ bid (IW236532) for dried prunes with delivery to Corpus Christi had a response deadline of February 20, 2026. School nutrition contracts typically run one fiscal year with firm pricing and include HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and proof of food safety compliance; state institutional food service contracts often include two optional one-year renewals and require USDA grade certification.