UNSPSC 50407014: Caperberries

The type of vegetable known as caperberries

UNSPSC 50407014 Caperberries is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh produce supply to state and local institutional food-service operations — principally correctional facilities, health and human services centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local procurement offices buying fresh fruits and vegetables for cafeteria operations, kitchen and canteen stock, and program-specific distribution, with varying specifications around quality standards, delivery schedules, temperature control, and traceability. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education), county health and parks departments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and specialized agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition, City of San Antonio Department of Human Services). Texas agencies dominate recent activity, with multiple TDCJ solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouses and correctional facilities, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting consumables bids for state-supported living centers; Georgia school districts (Dougherty, Bryan, Bartow, Early) represent a secondary cluster; and Illinois agencies and Texas municipal entities round out the geographic spread.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods and supplies at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, a 22-line-item procurement spanning prepared foods and food-service disposables with annual quantities ranging from 1 to 24 cases per item and F.O.B. Destination pricing; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations (IW267376 due October 19, 2026; IW267420 and IW267411 both due October 14, 2026) for delivery to food warehouses and correctional facilities; the Illinois Department of Corrections requested bids for bi-weekly fresh-produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), specifying USDA-quality produce with damage replacement at vendor cost; Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) for ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, requiring produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin, with a 5 percent preference for diverse-owned certification; and the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program solicited sealed bids for 40 produce line items (due June 16, 2026) with F.O.B. Destination delivery to 24 school sites, no fuel surcharges, and firm pricing for the full contract period. Set-asides and preferences vary — small-business and women/minority-owned certifications appear in several Texas HHS and Illinois procurement notices, and geographic sourcing preferences (local and regional) feature prominently in school district procurement.