UNSPSC 50361804: Canned or jarred wintergreen barberries

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

UNSPSC 50361804 Canned or jarred wintergreen barberries is a Commodity code that in practice captures canned and jarred fruit products—primarily applesauce, pears, and other shelf-stable preserved fruits—procured by state corrections departments, school districts, and state health and human services agencies for institutional food service and nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show minimal activity specifically under wintergreen barberries; instead, state and local buyers tag canned applesauce, canned pears, fresh produce, and broader food-supply contracts under this code despite the nominal category name. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Rockwood R-VI Schools, and others), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, Illinois state procurement, Georgia state buying), and one municipal school system (Bridgeport Board of Education). These jurisdictions procure canned and fresh fruit products as line items within larger nutrition and food-service contracts rather than as standalone wintergreen-barberry purchases.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, Austin ISD), Georgia (multiple school districts, state agencies), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and the broader South and Midwest. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (canned applesauce, 4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026), Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 (dried fruit bars and apple crisps, due July 16, 2026), and Dallas ISD RFP JC250079 (various food products including fruit items for the 2026-2027 school year, due April 2, 2026). The Texas HHSC IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers covers canned and fresh fruits among 210 line items, with a maximum potential contract value of $4,500,000 over three years. Winning here requires compliance with Buy American provisions where applicable, USDA commodity standards, state-specific preferences (Oregon applies up to 10% combined local preference), firm fixed pricing for contract periods, and maintenance of liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million depending on issuer). The code shows steady demand from school nutrition programs and state institutional food services, but pursuit depends on commodity-supply logistics, competitive food-service distribution networks, and ability to meet strict delivery and quality specifications across multiple school sites or state facilities.