UNSPSC 50202600: Fresh pome fruit juice or concentrate

Pome fruit juices are made by extracting the liquid part of the fruit. Juices may contain a mixture of vegetables or fruits and will commonly retain the taste of the primary ingredient. Concentrate is a condensed liquid form of the product which has had the majority of its base component, primarily water, removed. Generally, concentrate solids do not contain pulp, seeds or rind.

UNSPSC 50202600 Fresh pome fruit juice or concentrate, a Class code, captures state and local procurement of juice products for institutional food service—chiefly orange, apple, and mixed-fruit juices supplied to school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, and state hospitals. Recent solicitations show juice appearing both as a standalone line item in milk-and-juice contracts and embedded within broader grocery procurement, typically in case quantities (half-pints, bulk cartons, or concentrate), often paired with milk and dairy products under a single award. Issuing bodies span school districts of varying size (from Pinellas County's 117 facilities to smaller districts like Hancock County), state health and human services agencies purchasing for institutional care, city corrections systems, and specialized food-service programs like CACFP child nutrition initiatives. School districts dominate the activity, with state-level institutional purchases (hospitals, living centers, correctional facilities) forming a secondary but material segment.

Geographic concentration runs heavy in Texas, Georgia, and Florida—the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple statewide dairy-and-juice solicitations valued at $1.6 million to $3.2 million annually; Pinellas County School District (Florida) is procuring approximately $22.5 million in milk, dairy, and juice products for 117 sites over two years; and Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Hancock County, Burke County, Muscogee County) have recently posted fresh-produce and juice procurement across multiple facilities. Connecticut and Missouri school systems also show recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017418 for statewide dairy products and juices (due July 15, 2026, with a historical value of $1.6 million annually), the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026017 for CACFP meal program beverages and food items (due August 4, 2026, with 100% fruit juice as a required beverage category), and the Pinellas County School District IFB 26JG021 for milk, dairy, and juice products (due June 11, 2026, covering approximately $22.5 million across 117 facilities over two years with daily delivery requirements). Buy American provisions (requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed items) and USDA compliance appear consistently in school-district and state-agency solicitations, with firm fixed pricing and quarterly market-based adjustment mechanisms standard across most contracts.