UNSPSC 50407014: Caperberries

The type of vegetable known as caperberries

UNSPSC 50407014 Caperberries is a Commodity code that frames fresh produce procurement, though recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code reveal that buying activity spans a much broader range of fresh fruit and vegetable supply — not caperberries specifically. School districts, county food authorities, and state institutional buyers are soliciting fresh produce contracts under this and related produce codes, with evaluation weighted heavily toward unit cost, delivery reliability, quality standards, and compliance with USDA Buy American and food safety requirements. Issuing bodies include large urban school districts (Austin ISD, Northside ISD in San Antonio, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Salt Lake City School District), county boards of education (Glynn County, Muscogee County, Liberty County, Henry County, Bulloch County in Georgia; Bryan County in Georgia), independent school districts across Texas and Florida, and state institutional buyers (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Smaller jurisdictions and specialized nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in Florida, Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin) also appear frequently. The mix skews heavily toward school nutrition procurement, reflecting the dominance of K–12 meal programs in institutional produce spending.

Recent solicitations focus on comprehensive produce lists — apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, berries, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, and seasonal items — with weekly or twice-weekly delivery requirements to multiple school sites, temperature-controlled logistics, HACCP certification, food traceability documentation, and compliance with USDA child nutrition reimbursable standards and Buy American provisions. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026, serving approximately 5,900 weekly servings under a three-month contract with geographic sourcing preference within 400 miles and Wisconsin diversity program preference); Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for grocery products and produce (due June 24, 2026, covering approximately 32,409 cases across frozen foods, produce, and meat for CACFP compliance); Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (due May 7, 2026, serving 127 schools across San Antonio with Monday–Friday delivery and USDA specialty crop terminal market pricing); and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for 40 fresh produce line items (due June 16, 2026, serving 24 nutrition sites). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts, state procurements), Texas (TDCJ, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), with lighter activity in Wisconsin, Utah, Missouri, and elsewhere. Set-asides vary by issuer — some emphasize small, minority, and women-owned business participation; others apply local-vendor or state-vendor preferences (Texas TDCJ applies service-disabled veteran and Texas-based vendor preferences; Wisconsin emphasizes state supplier diversity program certification).