UNSPSC 50361802: Canned or jarred chenault barberries

The variety of barberries known as chenault barberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361802 Canned or jarred chenault barberries (Commodity) describes a narrow product line—specialty preserved berries—that state and local governments buy almost exclusively through food service procurement for institutional feeding programs. The recent opportunities show minimal direct demand for the coded product itself; instead, they reveal that the code functions as a catch-all categorization within broader food procurement strategies where state and local agencies solicit canned and jarred fruit products as a group. Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 in July 2026 seeking 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026) with delivery to Salem, Oregon—a representative institutional food buy that uses commodity-class coding to encompass similar preserved fruit items. School districts, state health and corrections agencies, and municipal boards of education represent the primary issuing bodies, with repeat activity from Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Douglas County School System, and multiple state departments of corrections or public health entities. These agencies consolidate food purchasing annually or biennially under master grocery contracts, commodity food bids, or nutrition program solicitations where individual line items span canned fruits, vegetables, proteins, and related shelf-stable products. Buy American preferences and USDA commodity compliance feature prominently across recent opportunities.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and South—Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, and Missouri—with activity distributed across state departments, county boards of education, and independent school districts. Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 in February 2026 solicited 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years and a response deadline of February 23, 2026 (extended via addendum). Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (February 4, 2026, response due March 4, 2026) covered approximately 72 produce and egg line items across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for one geographic area. Dallas Independent School District's RFP JC250079 (February 22, 2026, response due April 2, 2026) sought various food products for the 2026–2027 school year with delivery to the Maria Luna Food Service Facilities Warehouse. Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (April 6, 2026, response due April 27, 2026) required bidders to supply 115+ line items weekly to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across Virginia. The code sees modest but steady activity in school nutrition, corrections, and health-services food procurement; it remains a component category within larger master grocery and commodity food solicitations rather than a standalone procurement driver.