UNSPSC 50362800: Canned or jarred currants

The type of fruit known as currants that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50362800 Canned or jarred currants is a Class code that in practice captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products—particularly canned applesauce, canned pears, and similar preserved fruit items—for institutional food service operations serving correctional facilities, state supported living centers, and school districts. State and local buyers under this code span Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts in multiple states, and local education agencies procuring goods for child nutrition programs. The work is straightforward commodity purchasing: buyers specify USDA commodity standards, shelf-life minimums, pack sizes, and delivery schedules; they evaluate bids on unit price and vendor capability; and they award based on lowest responsive bid or best value. Representative recent solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at approximately $21.84 per case delivered to Salem; Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products including canned goods to supply El Paso State Supported Living Center and other HHSC facilities, with prior period historical value of $1.5 million; and a second HHSC procurement IFB HHS0016792 (issued February 2026, extended due date February 23, 2026) encompassing 210 line items of food including canned goods, frozen foods, and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years.

Geographic spread centers on Oregon and Texas, with secondary activity in Georgia and Connecticut. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple canned fruit solicitations (applesauce in both May and July 2026, pears in February 2026), establishing it as a repeat buyer in this category. Texas procurements dominate by volume and value: HHSC and DSHS are conducting large statewide food service procurements covering 210+ line items each, with pricing firm and all-inclusive on FOB destination basis, and Texas DISD, TDCJ, and school districts in the state have posted related food supply RFPs and ITBs. Georgia school districts—Hancock County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County—are actively soliciting fresh produce and processed food items including canned goods. Connecticut's City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited commodities for school food service in June 2026. Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District issued separate procurements for grocery items and Net Off Invoice products in March 2026. Across all issuing bodies, prices must remain firm for the contract term, delivery is FOB destination with prepaid freight, and buyers apply Buy American provisions and require USDA compliance, HACCP plans where applicable, and proof of liability insurance. No set-asides specific to disadvantaged vendors appear in recent postings, though some jurisdictions reference MBE/CBE preferences.