UNSPSC 50362213: Canned or jarred patriot blueberries

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

UNSPSC 50362213 Canned or jarred patriot blueberries (Commodity) covers shelf-stable blueberry products in canned or jarred form that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply chains for institutional feeding programs, detention facilities, schools, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The recent opportunities under this code show that blueberries appear as one line item within much larger food-commodity solicitations spanning hundreds of products—fresh produce, proteins, dairy, canned vegetables, and specialty items—rather than as standalone procurements. Issuing bodies include county school boards, state departments of corrections and health services, county social services agencies, and municipal school districts. The work involves furnishing shelf-stable fruit products meeting USDA commodity or equivalent standards, complying with Buy American provisions where applicable, maintaining minimum shelf life (typically one year from best-use-by date), and delivering to institutional warehouse or distribution centers on FOB destination terms with all transportation prepaid. Vendors are expected to meet food safety, FDA, and USDA compliance requirements, provide product certifications and nutritional data, maintain appropriate liability insurance, and respond to firm fixed-price line-item bidding or pricing-sheet formats.

Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing bodies with no single dominant buyer. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two ITBs for canned applesauce (May 2026 and July 2026) under UNSPSC 50362213, with bids due June 2 and July 31, 2026 respectively; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a statewide food-and-consumables IFB (HHS0016792v2) with a bid deadline of March 19, 2026, covering 210 line items and a maximum three-year contract value of $4.5 million; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable foods including canned items, due October 19, 2026 (IFB PE77023NONST2027000000782); the Texas Comptroller issued an IFB for TDCJ cafeteria food products with over 380 line items and a response deadline of May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21); and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with August 2026 deadlines. Geographic spread is evident across Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut, with activity concentrated in state departments handling corrections, health services, and education nutrition programs.