UNSPSC 50362900: Canned or jarred dates

The oblong edible fruit of a palm (phoenix dactylifera) that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50362900 Canned or jarred dates, a Class code, spans the shelf-stable preserved-fruit category that state and local governments procure primarily as institutional food-service staples for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state hospitals, senior services centers, and supported-living facilities. Recent solicitations show that this code captures canned and jarred fruit products more broadly than the code name alone suggests—state and local buyers are posting for canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and general shelf-stable produce items intended for kitchen and cafeteria operations. Issuing bodies range across state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, county school boards, city boards of education, county senior services, and state institutions serving vulnerable populations. Texas and Oregon have posted multiple recent opportunities; Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, and other states appear sporadically in the recent record. The work involves competitive bidding under IFB, RFQ, and RFP methods with firm fixed pricing, delivery to central or distributed warehouse locations, Buy American provisions where applicable, and compliance with USDA commodity or grade specifications.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (bids due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026), and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote (IWQ) 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (August 2026). Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce (June 2026), and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a commodities bid for the Board of Education Nutrition Center covering 115 line items (June 2026). Contract values where stated range from approximately $41,000 to $4.5 million over multi-year periods. Delivery is typically FOB Destination with firm pricing held for the contract term, and awards are made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or, in some cases, to the bidder offering best value.