UNSPSC 50365905: Canned or jarred pat's red pomegranates

The variety of pomegranates known as pat's red pomegranates that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50365905 Canned or jarred pat's red pomegranates, a Commodity code, does not match the actual work being solicited under recent state and local contract opportunities. The code nominally describes a specific packaged fruit product, but recent solicitations tagged with this code overwhelmingly procure broad shelf-stable and fresh food categories for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, veterans' homes, and county service departments—including proteins, dairy, frozen entrees, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, applesauce, and general cafeteria staples rather than pomegranates specifically. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois, Oregon, Texas, Georgia), county boards of education and commissioners (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), city procurement offices (Bridgeport, Austin), and specialized state institutions (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home). The mismatch between code name and actual procurement scope suggests this commodity code may be a default or catch-all category in some state and local procurement systems for food service bidding rather than a product-specific line.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest—Texas (multiple HHSC and TDCJ solicitations), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), and Oregon (ODOC)—with secondary activity in Illinois (veterans home quarterly food orders) and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education). Recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, estimated $4.5 million over three years across state hospitals and living centers), the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal, August 24, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned applesauce ITB (S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, 4,760 cases with 10 percent Oregon preference), the Austin Independent School District's dried fruit bars and apple crisps RFP (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's cafeteria food products IFB across five regional warehouses (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026, approximately 382 line items). Award criteria typically emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value based on price, delivery compliance, and past vendor performance, with FOB destination and firm fixed pricing standard across most solicitations.