UNSPSC 50341813: Frozen warty barberries

The variety of barberries known as warty barberries that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50341813 Frozen warty barberries, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a specific produce item—frozen warty barberries—yet recent opportunities tagged under this code actually solicit broad-based grocery, food service, and nutrition procurement spanning proteins, prepared foods, dairy, produce, frozen items, and consumables. The mismatch suggests either classification error in how opportunities are tagged or that the code serves as a catch-all for frozen produce line items within larger food service bids. State and local issuing bodies using similar food procurement frameworks include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Henry County Schools, Fulton County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Bridgeport Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education, Hillsborough County Public Schools), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Human Services, State of Georgia), state-supported facilities (Big Spring State Hospital, El Paso State Supported Living Center), Head Start programs, counties (Santa Clara County), and municipal departments (City of Bridgeport). School nutrition procurement dominates recent activity, driven by federal USDA reimbursement under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

Recent opportunities span multiple states with heaviest concentration in Georgia and Texas. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for frozen and fresh food products (HHS0017660 for Big Spring State Hospital groceries, due July 27, 2026; HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables, due July 13, 2026; HHS0016792 and HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide, with prior deadlines). Georgia school districts posted active solicitations including Hancock County (fresh produce, due June 26, 2026, IFB), Bulloch County (comprehensive school nutrition grocery, due May 4, 2026, IFB), Early County (food and non-food for nutrition programs, due June 8, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County (fresh produce, due April 23, 2026, IFB), and Douglas County (food supply and distribution, due February 18, 2026, RFP). Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items, due June 30, 2026, electronic IFB), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District grocery, due April 29, 2026, electronic bid), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools fresh fruit and vegetable program, due March 11, 2026, RFP), California (Santa Clara County dried fruits and nuts for corrections, due February 5, 2026, ITB), New Jersey (frozen vegetables for nutrition assistance, due June 17, 2026, rebid), and Oregon (Department of Corrections frozen berries, due April 23, 2026, ITB) round out geographic spread. Typical recent bids span 200+ line items, annual values from under $1 million to $9 million (Douglas County food supply), firm fixed pricing, HACCP and food safety compliance, delivery Monday through Friday to multiple school or facility sites, and Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content at 51% or higher in processed products.