UNSPSC 50365503: Canned or jarred chapote/black persimmon

The variety of persimmons known as chapote/black persimmon that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365503 Canned or jarred chapote/black persimmon is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of canned and jarred fruit products for institutional food service, including applesauce, pears, and mixed canned fruits delivered to correctional facilities, schools, health and human services agencies, and other public entities. The code appears in the recent opportunities block tagged to food service solicitations that diverge from the nominal scope — the opportunities name canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and broad grocery categories rather than chapote or black persimmon specifically. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health and human services, county and municipal school districts, independent school districts, and county boards of education, with school nutrition programs representing the largest volume of recent activity. The mix spans state-level centralized purchasing (Texas HHSC, State of Illinois, State of Georgia, Oregon Department of Corrections) and individual school districts ranging from small rural systems to large urban districts like Dallas ISD and Fairfax County Public Schools.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in the Southeast and South, with Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Connecticut school districts and state health agencies posting solicitations across the past six months. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' Invitation to Bid for canned fruit applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026) seeking 4,760 cases at a historical price of $21.84 per case with 10 percent combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-vendor preferences; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement (IFB HHS0016792, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years) serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with 210 line items and a requirement to serve 23 qualified ordering entities; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with minimum three years of prior food delivery experience; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce bid (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) covering 72 items with estimated annual quantities reaching 21,125 cases for Fuji apples. Buy American requirements appear consistently across school and state health procurements, with 51 percent domestic-content thresholds for processed products, and firm-fixed pricing for one-year contract periods is standard, though Texas and Georgia school systems permit midterm price adjustments tied to manufacturer increases of 5 percent or greater supported by documentation.