UNSPSC 50351810: Frozen organic bagatelle barberries

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

UNSPSC 50351810 Frozen organic bagatelle barberries is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specialty frozen fruit product, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no relevance to that narrow scope. Instead, the solicitations posted against 50351810 span broad-based school nutrition procurement for frozen foods, fresh produce, grocery staples, eggs, and food service distribution — categories that fall far outside frozen barberry imports. The code is being misapplied or misfiled in these opportunities; the actual work being bought includes frozen entrées, vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, meats, condiments, and staple items to support National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations across multiple school districts and municipal food service operations. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts — Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System — alongside the State of Georgia, with one municipal procurement from the City of Bridgeport. The buying pattern reflects institutional food service procurement at scale rather than specialty ingredient sourcing.

Activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County, City Schools of Decatur, Hancock County, Early County) and extends to Missouri (Rockwood R-VI) and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for grocery items with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, spanning over 1,100 line items and requiring 51% domestic content under Buy American provisions; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ produce line items; the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items due May 15, 2026, with a virtual pre-bid conference on April 29, 2026; and Rockwood R-VI's electronic bid submission for over 900 grocery line items due April 29, 2026. The Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative estimated spending of $5.5 million across 30 school districts for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with proposals due March 4, 2026. This code shows heavy activity but systematic misalignment between the nominal commodity definition and actual procurement scope — buyers should verify code accuracy with issuing procurement offices before bidding.