UNSPSC 50361808: Canned or jarred atropurpurea barberries

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

UNSPSC 50361808 Canned or jarred atropurpurea barberries, a Commodity code, sees limited direct activity in recent state and local procurement but sits within a broader category of shelf-stable food procurement that state agencies, counties, school districts, and correctional facilities source regularly. The code's nominal scope — specialty preserved barberries — does not align with the actual purchases visible in recent opportunities; state and local bodies are instead sourcing general canned fruits, applesauce, and broad commodity food baskets for nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and senior services. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county senior services, city school nutrition programs, and county boards of commissioners. The work being solicited encompasses multi-line-item food procurements: Gwinnett County (Georgia) requested approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, sauces, and vegetables for senior services; Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple bids for canned applesauce (1,904 to 4,760 cases per cycle); Texas HHSC procured food and consumables for state-supported living centers; and Austin Independent School District requested dried fruit products. Most opportunities are tagged as IFB or RFQ with response windows of one to three weeks.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), and the Midwest (Illinois); secondary activity appears in Connecticut. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted at least two applesauce bids since May 2026 (ITB S-29100-00016975 due June 2, 2026, and S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, each for roughly 2,000 cases at historical pricing around $21.83 per case). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed food items due October 19, 2026, awarded to the lowest responsive bidder. Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement Division issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a due date of July 13, 2026 and a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually. Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted quarterly weekly food order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants). The code itself shows no specific recent opportunity; recent work under tangential food commodity codes reflects institutional food service procurement with firm fixed pricing, delivery to multiple or single designated locations, prevailing wage and Buy American compliance where applicable, and awards to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or best value.