UNSPSC 50405102: Garden huckleberry

The variety of nightshades known as garden huckleberry

UNSPSC 50405102 Garden huckleberry, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity posted under it in state and local markets. Recent solicitations tagged with this code request bids for mixed fresh produce — apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and eggs — not garden huckleberries specifically. School districts, departments of education, and institutional food service agencies (state departments of criminal justice, Head Start programs, senior services) are the primary issuing bodies. The work is institutional produce supply: vendors deliver fresh fruits and vegetables weekly or as-needed to school nutrition programs, correctional facility kitchens, child care centers, and senior services under firm-price or cost-plus contracts, typically with weekly delivery windows and HACCP compliance requirements.

Geographic concentration is heavy in Georgia and Texas. Georgia school districts — Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bulloch County, Henry County, and Savannah-Chatham County — posted multiple procurements between February and May 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued at least five bids for specific produce items (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes) and mixed cafeteria foods in the same window. School districts in Florida, Texas (Austin, McAllen, Northside San Antonio, Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Missouri (Rockwood), and unidentified Georgia jurisdictions also solicited. Representative opportunities include the Bartow County Schools RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026, requiring 400-mile local sourcing); Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 sites (due June 16, 2026); the Hillsborough County Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP for specialty fruits to 18 elementary schools (due March 11, 2026, with cost-plus fixed-fee pricing); the Douglas County School System RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts across two Georgia areas (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spend $5.5 million); and McAllen ISD RFP for fresh produce across 31 campuses (due March 6, 2026). Contracts typically run one year with renewal options and require delivery between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on weekdays, firm pricing for the contract term, liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000, Buy American compliance, and traceability documentation.