UNSPSC 50365876: Canned or jarred st catherine plum

The variety of plums known as st catherine plum that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365876 Canned or jarred St Catherine plum is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to buy canned and jarred fruit products, though recent solicitations under this code show little activity specific to St Catherine plums and instead reflect broader canned fruit procurement by corrections, school nutrition, and health and human services agencies. State and local buyers across this category—departments of corrections, school districts, state health and human services commissions, and county boards of education—are soliciting canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and miscellaneous food products far more frequently than the specific commodity named in the code. The work being solicited includes purchase of canned applesauce for inmate meals, fresh produce for school nutrition programs, and supplemental food and consumable products for state institutions, with delivery requirements typically FOB destination prepaid by the contractor and price firmness mandated for multi-year contract periods. Issuing bodies range from single agencies like the Oregon Department of Corrections to cooperative purchasing consortia serving 30 school districts, indicating that both standalone and collaborative procurement structures are active in this space.

Recent opportunities are concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with notable activity in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. PST with a historical price of $21.84 per case; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Buy American requirements with domestic content thresholds (typically 51 percent for processed products) and state or local vendor preferences appear in most solicitations, while insurance requirements of $1 million to $2 million in commercial general liability are standard across issuing bodies.