UNSPSC 50362211: Canned or jarred northcountry blueberries

The variety of blueberries known as northcountry blueberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50362211 Canned or jarred northcountry blueberries (Commodity) represents a narrow food-service supply category that state and local governments purchase primarily for institutional cafeterias, senior services, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show the code is actually being used for a broader family of canned and jarred fruit products — applesauce, dried fruit bars, and mixed shelf-stable produce — rather than blueberries specifically. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), county boards of education (Hancock County, Gwinnett County), city school districts (Austin Independent School District), municipal nutrition centers (City of Bridgeport), and state correctional and human-services facilities. These jurisdictions typically solicit under the code as part of larger food-service contracts that consolidate multiple commodity line items, often issuing IFBs or RFQs with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and multi-year terms with renewal options.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest. The State of Illinois has posted multiple weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal options (August 2026 and June 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (July and May 2026) with delivery to Salem, applying a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon goods and bidders. Texas procurement activity includes the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing an IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (May 2026, estimated value up to $4.5 million over three years) and the Texas Comptroller issuing cafeteria food products for the Department of Criminal Justice across five geographic areas (May 2026). Georgia, Connecticut, and Georgia school districts (Hancock County) have also posted produce and commodity bids. Historical pricing references show canned applesauce at approximately $21.84–$21.83 per case awarded to vendors including Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically for canned blueberries; activity centers on applesauce, mixed produce, and shelf-stable food products for state institutions rather than the nominated commodity alone.