UNSPSC 50366700: Canned or jarred strawberries

The juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50366700 Canned or jarred strawberries (Class code) describes preserved fruit products that state and local governments purchase primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services agencies for food service operations. Recent solicitations under this code and related canned-fruit categories show procurement activity centered on bulk canned fruit supplies—applesauce, mixed fruits, and specialty items—delivered in cases to central distribution facilities and individual school sites. The issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes, state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and county school systems. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple Georgia and Texas school districts (including Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) appear as repeat buyers in the recent opportunity set. Work solicited under this code includes canned fruit procurement for institutional food service, with specification requirements covering USDA commodity standards, shelf-life minimums (typically one year or longer), packaging in juice or syrup, and delivery on FOB destination terms with transportation prepaid by the contractor.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on recent postings, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at an estimated $21.84 per case historical pricing, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) covering food and consumable products including canned goods for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, available for use by the Department of State Health Services as well. School district procurements typically specify canned fruit as part of broader grocery or food-service RFPs rather than as standalone line items; Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) and Dallas Independent School District's RFP for various food products (JC250079, posted February 22, 2026, due April 2, 2026) represent district-wide food service solicitations where canned fruit is one component. Oregon's preference programs (5% for Oregon goods plus 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders) apply to canned applesauce bids, and Texas school districts invoke Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51% domestic content in processed products.