UNSPSC 50351808: Frozen organic atropurpurea barberries

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

UNSPSC 50351808 Frozen organic atropurpurea barberries is a Commodity code that in practice covers shelf-stable and fresh food procurement for state and local service operations, including school nutrition programs. The recent solicitations under this code show that state and local governments are buying comprehensive food packages spanning breakfast and lunch items, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, grains, condiments, and non-food kitchen supplies to support the National School Lunch Program, school breakfast programs, senior services, and institutional food service. Work includes line-by-line competitive bidding for food vendors, frozen and fresh produce contracts, and bulk grocery procurement with strict compliance requirements around domestic agricultural sourcing, nutrition standards, allergen management, and HACCP food safety protocols.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, with secondary activity from county social-services departments and state procurement offices. Hancock County Board of Education, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Early County Board of Education, and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education) appear in recent solicitations. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut based on the most recent postings. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County's IFQ 140229 (October 2026) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; the City of Bridgeport's electronic IFB BNB052266 (June 2026) for over 1,100 line items of grocery and school-lunch items with a firm contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 (June 2026) for fresh produce across 200+ line items due June 26, 2026; and Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (May 2026) for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies due June 8, 2026. Vendors must typically provide three professional references, maintain liability insurance, comply with E-Verify and debarment verification, and accept payment Net 30 to Net 45 days on firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges.