UNSPSC 50362805: Canned or jarred red currants

The variety of currants known as red currants that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50362805 Canned or jarred red currants (Commodity) describes a specific preserved-fruit product, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show no activity in red currants themselves—instead they reflect food procurement for institutional food service operations spanning canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and broader grocery supply for schools, corrections facilities, and health and human services agencies. The code appears misapplied to these opportunities, or the taxonomy mapping is not capturing the actual commodity being purchased. State and local purchasing under genuinely applicable Commodity-tier food codes (whether for canned fruit broadly or specific preserved items) typically runs through school districts, corrections departments, and health and human services agencies, with mixed issuing bodies—some procurement driven through individual districts or facilities, others aggregated through cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative. Geographic spread across the posted opportunities spans Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (school districts, HHSC, TDCJ), Georgia (school districts, county school systems), Illinois (state CPO), Connecticut (municipal school food service), and Missouri (school nutrition services), indicating activity across multiple regions rather than concentration in one jurisdiction.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026) with a historical price of $21.84 per case and FOB destination delivery to Salem; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning multiple varieties with delivery to three school sites (due June 26, 2026); and Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026, proposals already evaluated). Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple solicitations for food and consumable products—IFB HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026) with a prior period historical value of $1.5 million, and IFB HHS0016792 (reissued as HHS0016792V2 in March) for supplemental food and consumables statewide serving state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum potential three-year contract value of $4.5 million. School nutrition programs dominate the recent posting volume, with large districts like Dallas ISD (RFP for various food products due April 2, 2026) and Fairfax County Public Schools (Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 due April 27, 2026) establishing annual supply contracts. Most solicitations require Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic content in processed products), firm fixed pricing for the contract period, FOB destination delivery, and commercial general liability insurance in the $1 million to $2 million range; many are renewable for multiple one-year terms.