UNSPSC 50334701: Dried organic black mulberries

The variety of organic mulberries known as organic black mulberries that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50334701 Dried organic black mulberries, a Commodity code, encompasses dried fruit products procured by state and local education and corrections agencies to supply school nutrition and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and state correctional facilities buying dried fruits—including prunes, mulberries, and other dried produce—as components of broader food service contracts. The work includes sourcing products meeting USDA grade standards, ensuring compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items), managing cold-chain logistics, and satisfying institutional food safety and nutritional requirements. Issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. School districts dominate the recent activity, soliciting fresh and dried produce for nutrition centers serving multi-school campuses.

Geographic activity clusters in the South and nationally through state-level cooperative channels. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh produce on June 10, 2026, with bid opening June 29, 2026, covering over 200 line items and delivery to three school sites. Bridgeport, Connecticut (City Department of Public Purchases on behalf of the Board of Education) issued a commodities IFB on June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026, for 115 line items including fruit and vegetable products for the Thomas E. Carroll Nutrition Center, with MBE/CBE certification preference under city ordinance. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products IFB on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice awarded cafeteria food products contracts through the Statewide Procurement Division with a due date extended to May 4, 2026, spanning six distribution points across five geographic areas. A standalone prunes procurement (IFB No. IW236532) by TDCJ for the Corpus location with a minimum order of 1,400 boxes had a revised due date of February 20, 2026. All school-based solicitations enforce Buy American and require HACCP plans, nutritional certifications, and firm pricing through multi-year contract terms (typically July through June or through August 31).