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, encompasses fruit juice and juice-based beverage products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, state-supported facilities, and county or municipal food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating this code broadly to capture not only standalone juice products but also juice components within larger food and beverage procurement bundles. Issuing bodies span school districts (Pinellas County School District in Florida, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and municipal procurement offices (City of Edinburg and City of Bridgeport). Procurement activity under this code reflects compliance with federal meal-program standards including the National School Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Smart Snacks in School Standards, and Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic ingredient content. School districts and state facilities source juice in high volumes—ranging from weekly standing orders to annual contracts serving 100+ facility locations—with pricing typically indexed to volume, delivery frequency, and product shelf-life requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Connecticut based on recent postings. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple statewide juice and dairy procurement notices in recent months (HHS0017418 for dairy products and juices to 20 state-supported living centers and hospitals statewide, posted June 22, 2026 with response due July 15; HHS0017871 for Coca Cola products and juices to Mexia State Supported Living Center, posted August 11 with response due August 25). The Pinellas County School District solicitation (26JG021, posted May 13, 2026, due June 11) seeks milk, dairy, and juice products for approximately 117 facilities over two years, valued at approximately $22.5 million including renewal options. Georgia school systems have posted multiple food procurement bids incorporating juice—Burke County Public Schools (PE55037NONST2027000000007, due May 26), Hancock County Board of Education (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26), and Ben Hill County Schools (PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15)—all emphasizing 51 percent domestic agricultural content and Smart Snacks compliance. The Georgia Department of Education (RFP 9060_1005_211, posted October 5, 2026, due November 2) is requesting proposals for Smart Snack approved beverages including juices to schools statewide. Connecticut has active procurement through the City of Bridgeport for the Board of Education's nutrition center (BNB052266 grocery items and BNB053266 commodities, both posted in June 2026). Response dates on active solicitations span May through November 2026, with sealed-bid IFBs predominating over RFPs.