UNSPSC 50361902: Canned or jarred red bearberries

The variety of bearberries known as red bearberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50361902 Canned or jarred red bearberries (Commodity) spans food products for institutional and school food service, though recent state and local solicitations show limited direct activity under this specific code. Instead, procurement activity tags broader canned and jarred fruit categories—applesauce, pears, mixed fruits, and produce items—as part of larger food service contracts for correctional facilities, state hospitals, school nutrition programs, and child nutrition services. State and local buyers are school districts, state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education, and independent school districts. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) appear as repeat buyers across food procurement cycles. The code sits at the intersection of commodity food supply chains serving public institutions that operate centralized warehouses or direct school delivery networks.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Connecticut, with solicitations posted from February through July 2026. Representative opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026) delivered FOB to Salem with historical pricing at $21.84 per case; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026) with prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and school district fresh produce and prepared-food solicitations such as Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items (response due June 26, 2026). Most solicitations require firm fixed pricing FOB destination with all transportation prepaid, compliance with USDA commodity specifications, Buy American provisions where applicable, and general liability insurance of $1 million or greater. Bidders commonly encounter cooperative purchasing arrangements (Douglas County GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts, with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million across two geographic areas). The code shows steady but not concentrated activity; suppliers should track school-year procurement cycles (typically spring posting for July-start contracts) and state facility food service RFPs.