UNSPSC 50362015: Canned or jarred youngberries

The variety of blackberries known as youngberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50362015 Canned or jarred youngberries is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of preserved fruit products, though recent solicitations show that governments are actually buying a broader range of canned and jarred fruit items—applesauce, pears, and mixed produce—rather than youngberries specifically. The code appears in procurement activity across state corrections departments, school nutrition programs, health and human services agencies, and institutional food service operations. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Dallas Independent School District, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), and county-level nutrition and education boards (Douglas County School System in Georgia). School districts and institutional food service providers dominate recent activity, with school nutrition programs appearing in the majority of recent solicitations.

Recent opportunities span Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases in five truck loads, 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 including canned goods with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years (responses due February 23, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce and specialty items including dried fruit bars and crisps (due June 26, 2026). Multiple school districts—Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12, due April 27, 2026), Dallas Independent School District (RFP for various food products including spices and ice cream, due April 2, 2026), and Liberty County Board of Education (IFB for food products, due April 29, 2026)—solicit canned and preserved fruit as part of broader annual grocery and food service contracts. Responses typically require firm fixed pricing FOB destination with all transportation prepaid, Buy American compliance, USDA commodity specifications, and delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites Monday through Friday within specified hours. Awards generally go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders, with contracts running annual or multi-year terms and renewal options common.