UNSPSC 50351806: Frozen organic mentor barberries

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

UNSPSC 50351806 Frozen organic mentor barberries (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement. The opportunities tagged to this code span broad grocery and food service procurement for school nutrition programs, fresh produce, frozen foods, and staple items — none of which prominently feature frozen organic mentor barberries or any specialty produce matching the code's nominal scope. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in tagging these opportunities or a systematic misalignment between the commodity definition and procurement practice. The nine opportunities posted between January and June 2026 cover general food supply, fresh produce, frozen and grocery items, and full-line food distribution for school meal programs across Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri — categories well outside the code's stated product line. No recent state or local solicitation specifically names frozen organic mentor barberries or comparable specialty produce items.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut; Hancock County, Decatur, and Douglas County school systems in Georgia; Early County and Savannah-Chatham County school systems in Georgia; and Rockwood R-VI in Missouri) along with one state-level procurement (State of Georgia, May 2026) and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving multiple Georgia districts. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and extends to Connecticut and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026; Hancock County Schools' IFB for 200+ fresh-produce items due June 26, 2026; Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative due March 4, 2026 with estimated spending of $4.4 million across Area One and $1.1 million across Area Two; and Rockwood R-VI's procurement of 900+ grocery items due April 29, 2026. The code shows no relevant recent activity for the product it purports to describe.