UNSPSC 50363200: Canned or jarred gooseberries

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

UNSPSC 50363200 Canned or jarred gooseberries is a Class code that in practice encompasses state and local purchases of canned and jarred fruit products across institutional food service operations, not gooseberries specifically. Recent solicitations show state and local governments procuring canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and broader food-supply contracts that include but are not limited to the narrow commodity suggested by the code name. The issuing bodies span correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), school districts at multiple scales (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas Independent School District, Douglas County School System, Fairfax County Public Schools), health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), municipal education systems (Bridgeport Board of Education), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). School districts and institutional food service operations dominate the buyer base, with correctional and state health facilities as secondary participants.

Geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast and Texas, with the most recent and dense activity in Georgia (Douglas County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Hancock County), Texas (Dallas ISD, HHSC, TDCJ), Oregon (ODOC), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Illinois (State CPO), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case with a 10 percent combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-vendor preference; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products across multiple categories with a prior-period value of $1.5 million for the El Paso State Supported Living Center; and Hancock County Board of Education issuing IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, for over 200 line items of fresh produce requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content under the Buy American provision. Award patterns typically favor lowest responsive, responsible bidders; pricing remains firm for annual contract periods with midterm adjustments tied to manufacturer price increases of 5 percent or greater; and cooperative purchasing vehicles increasingly coordinate multi-district solicitations to aggregate volume and leverage scale.