UNSPSC 50336700: Dried organic strawberries

The juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50336700 Dried organic strawberries, a Class code, represents a narrow commodity within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement. State and local governments buy dried strawberries and related berries almost exclusively through school district nutrition programs and institutional food service operations serving detention facilities, correctional institutions, and state agencies. The buying pattern shows school districts as the primary issuing bodies, with secondary purchasing from state departments and corrections agencies. Recent solicitations frame dried strawberries as one line item within much broader produce and food commodities bids that bundle fresh berries, dried fruits, frozen entrees, proteins, dairy, and staple kitchen goods into single-award or multi-award contracts covering 12-month nutrition cycles.

Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued the most directly relevant recent opportunity: IFB #SN002-2027 (Solicitation Number PE67080NONST2027000000013), posted June 10, 2026 with a June 26, 2026 response deadline, soliciting fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year across over 200 line items including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and other berries alongside apples, vegetables, melons, and citrus fruits, with delivery to three school sites and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases also posted a commodities bid (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) spanning 115 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center that included produce categories. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued Bid No. IW236532 (posted April 23, 2026, due February 20, 2026) for whole pitted dried prunes in U.S. Grade B quality—a closely related dried-fruit category—with minimum orders of 1,400 boxes per delivery area. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas, with school district nutrition procurement representing the dominant market segment and institutional food service as a secondary buyer. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content appear standard across recent school nutrition bids.