UNSPSC 50202700: Fresh drupe or stone fruit juice or concentrate

Drupe 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 50202700 Fresh drupe or stone fruit juice or concentrate is a Class code that encompasses beverages derived from stone and drupe fruits — primarily juices and juice products in ready-to-drink, concentrate, and powdered forms. In practice, state and local procurement under this code focuses on fruit juice procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional food service operations, and agency meal programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring individual juice varieties (orange, apple, cranberry, pineapple, mixed-fruit, and specialty formulations such as Minute Maid products) as standalone line items within broader food and beverage competitive bids, rather than as standalone juice-only procurements. Most activity clusters around school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county boards of education that bundle juice purchases alongside milk, dairy, and broader food service contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly state-level health and nutrition agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia Department of Education, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county boards of education (Hancock County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Pinellas County School District in Florida, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and municipal school nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas, and City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). A few institutional food service operators at state facilities (Texas state-supported living centers, state hospitals) also procure juice through agency channels.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Georgia Department of Education's RFP for Smart Snack-approved beverages (including juices) posted October 5, 2026 with proposals due November 2, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017418 for dairy products and juices statewide, posted June 22, 2026 with responses due July 15, 2026 and annual usage reaching $1.6 million; the Pinellas County School District's sealed bid for Milk, Dairy & Juice Products covering approximately 117 facilities with an approximate two-year contract value of $22.5 million, with electronic bids due June 11, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (which includes juice-adjacent citrus products), posted June 10, 2026 with bids due June 26, 2026. Most school district solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) and Smart Snacks in School Standards or Child Nutrition meal pattern requirements. Vendors commonly compete on a per-unit or per-ounce pricing basis, with delivery to multiple school locations or institutional sites on regular schedules, and nearly all contracts impose firm-fixed pricing through initial terms with adjustments permitted at renewal based on Consumer Price Index or Producer Price Index indices.