UNSPSC 50363305: Canned or jarred new zealand grapefruit

The variety of grapefruit known as new zealand grapefruit that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50363305 Canned or jarred New Zealand grapefruit is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a much broader range of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit and produce items procured by state and local food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code show purchasing activity centered on canned applesauce, canned vegetables, dried fruit products, and fresh produce for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, veterans' homes, and state-supported living centers. The issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, city school districts, county departments of community services, and county boards of commissioners. Work solicited includes bulk procurement of individual line items (canned applesauce, fresh apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables) through sealed ITBs and IFBs, multi-item commodity bundles for institutional food service through IFBs and RFPs, and ongoing weekly or quarterly food-order contracts for Veterans Homes and state hospitals using brand-specific or brand-or-equal specifications. Purchase volumes range from small informal quote solicitations of 1,062 cases to large multi-year state contracts with estimated values reaching $4.5 million over three years.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Board of Education, State of Georgia), Illinois (State Chief Procurement Office for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Austin Independent School District, City of Bridgeport's Board of Education), and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and sauces due October 19, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem due July 31, 2026 at a historical price of $21.84 per case; Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year due June 26, 2026; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical annual value of $1.5 million, proposals due July 11, 2026. Buy American and domestic content preferences apply across school district procurements; Oregon and Illinois offer state-resident and in-state processing preferences where applicable. Most solicitations mandate firm fixed pricing for the contract term, FOB Destination delivery with prepaid transportation, and compliance with USDA commodity specifications and FDA standards.