UNSPSC 50364000: Canned or jarred kumquats

Any of several small yellow to orange citrus fruits with sweet spongy rind and somewhat acid pulp that are used chiefly for preserves produced by a tree or shrub (genus fortunella) of the rue family that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50364000 Canned or jarred kumquats is a Class code that encompasses shelf-stable preserved fruit products in canned or jarred form; however, recent state and local opportunities solicited under this code span a much broader range of food commodities and do not specifically target kumquats. School districts, county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and municipal purchasing offices issue solicitations tagged to this code for general food procurement covering canned vegetables, fruits, applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, proteins, dairy products, and other cafeteria and institutional food supplies. The issuing bodies are typically institutional food service operators—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, veterans' homes, state-supported living centers, and senior services centers—rather than retail or commercial food distributors. Work solicited includes competitive bidding for multi-line-item food supply contracts ranging from dozens to hundreds of individual products, often with brand-or-equal specifications, firm pricing, FOB destination delivery, and contract terms of one to three years with renewal options. Buy American provisions and domestic content requirements appear frequently; many solicitations require USDA compliance, food safety certifications, HACCP plans, and commercial liability insurance.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with the highest volume of recent postings from Texas and Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, rice, pasta, soups, and vegetables due October 19, 2026 under IWQ 140229; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office soliciting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of FY-27 with proposals due August 24, 2026 under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications; the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting bids for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a 5 percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered vendors, bids due July 31, 2026 under ITB S-29100-00017453; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting bids on 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and dry food products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with bids due March 19, 2026 under IFB HHS0016792v2, with a three-year potential contract value of $4.5 million. Austin Independent School District (Texas) and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) have also posted recent RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce and dried fruit bars within the past six months.