UNSPSC 50361809: Canned or jarred aurea barberries

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

UNSPSC 50361809 Canned or jarred aurea barberries is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal alignment with the nominal scope — the recent opportunities tagged to it span canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, generic food products for institutional food service, and grocery items for school nutrition programs. These are standard institutional food service procurements, not barberry-specific sourcing. State and local issuing bodies pursuing food products under broader Commodity and Class codes include independent school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), cities (Bridgeport), and counties (Dallas Independent School District). No single issuing body dominates the recent activity. Institutional food service procurement—particularly for K–12 nutrition programs and state facilities—drives the volume of opportunities under food-product Commodity codes.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional recent solicitations in Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, historical price $21.84 per case), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative (estimated $5.5 million annually, proposals due March 4, 2026). Texas, Georgia, and Missouri school districts are running concurrent produce and grocery procurements with firm pricing, delivery-specific requirements, and multi-year renewable terms typical of institutional food service contracts. Buy American provisions and domestic-content requirements appear standard across K–12 and state facility food service RFPs and IFBs. This code shows little recent activity specifically targeting canned barberries and warrants clarification of intent before pursuit.