UNSPSC 50362101: Canned or jarred bog bilberries

The variety of billberries known as bog bilberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50362101 Canned or jarred bog bilberries is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities show little activity directly under it. Instead, the issuing bodies—primarily state departments, school districts, and county school systems—are soliciting canned and jarred fruit products more broadly: applesauce, fruit bars, dried fruits, produce, and mixed food supplies for institutional food service. The Oregon Department of Corrections, for example, recently sought 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026) rather than bog bilberries specifically. Similarly, Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured supplemental food and consumable products covering 210 line items of mixed canned goods, frozen items, and fresh produce across state hospitals and supported living centers, not specialty berry products. School districts across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and Connecticut are pursuing comprehensive grocery and produce contracts that may include canned fruits but treat them as commodity components within broader food-service procurement rather than as specialty items. The code's nominal scope—canned bog bilberries—does not align with the actual purchasing patterns reflected in recent solicitations.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. Recent opportunities span Oregon (ODOC applesauce bid), Georgia (Liberty County, Douglas County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham school systems), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Texas (HHSC statewide, Dallas ISD, TDCJ), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Illinois (state CPO), and Arizona (Hancock County). School nutrition programs are the primary drivers, with district-level IFBs and RFPs for annual food supply contracts running July 2026 through June 2027. The code itself shows minimal recent pursuit; buyers are not seeking bog bilberries specifically, and business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for practical procurement purposes.