UNSPSC 50365209: Canned or jarred water lemon passion fruit

The variety of passion fruit known as water lemon passion fruit that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365209 Canned or jarred water lemon passion fruit (Commodity) describes beverage and functional-water products in shelf-stable packaged form that state and local governments procure as part of broader food and consumable supply contracts for institutional food service. The code sees activity primarily within school districts, correctional and state health facilities, and county social-service operations that source canned and jarred beverages alongside dry goods, proteins, produce, and other shelf-stable staples. Recent solicitations frame the work not as standalone beverage procurement but as line items within larger food-service RFQs and IFBs where beverages compete on unit pricing, brand equivalence, and delivery reliability alongside dozens of other food categories. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and corrections, county boards of education, state facility management divisions, and municipal or county nutrition centers—entities running institutional food operations at scale with quarterly or annual food-service contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut based on the most recent opportunities. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned beverages for the Department of Community Services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office soliciting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (dual solicitations 27497DVAQUINCB53752 and 27497DVAQUINCB53751, due August 24, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting supplemental food and consumable products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide spanning 210 line items (IFB HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026 at $4.5 million potential value over three years); and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issuing bids for 115 commodity line items for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026). All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions for processed foods (minimum 51 percent domestic content), require FOB destination delivery to institutional distribution centers, mandate compliance with USDA commodity specifications and FDA standards, and evaluate award on best value or lowest responsive and responsible bidder basis rather than price alone.