UNSPSC 50336228: Dried organic yellow himalayan raspberry

The variety of organic raspberries known as organic yellow himalayan raspberry that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50336228 Dried organic yellow himalayan raspberry is a Commodity code that does not map to state and local school nutrition procurement activity visible in recent solicitations. The code nominally describes a single specialty dried fruit product, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code are requesting sealed bids and RFPs for broad fresh produce, staple grocery items, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods to supply school cafeterias, correctional facilities, and state food distribution systems. School nutrition programs and correctional food services are sourcing these items through district-wide or system-wide contracts that bundle hundreds of line items across multiple product categories at once; individual dried fruit SKUs like organic himalayan raspberries do not appear as distinct line items in any of the recent bids. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia), state departments (State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), and correctional and detention systems (Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff). These jurisdictions are primarily concentrated in Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, Missouri, and California.

The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its taxonomy purpose and actual procurement practice. Recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty fruits due June 26, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 cafeteria food items across proteins, dairy, grains, and vegetables with a response deadline extended to May 4, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 requiring minimum bids on 76 items from a school delivery section with a sealed bid deadline of April 27, 2026; and Santa Clara County's ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 for dried fruits and nuts to correctional facilities due February 5, 2026. Vendors pursuing work under this code should recognize that state and local buyers are not procuring specialty dried raspberry varieties as standalone line items; they are seeking full-service grocery or produce suppliers capable of delivering hundreds of items under annual supply agreements with firm fixed pricing and consolidated delivery to multiple school and institutional sites.