UNSPSC 50371800: Canned or jarred organic barberries

The type of organic fruit known as organic barberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371800 Canned or jarred organic barberries is a Class code that encompasses shelf-stable fruit and vegetable products, though the recent solicitation record shows state and local governments buying canned and jarred produce broadly — canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, and mixed food commodities — rather than barberries specifically. The code sits within a wider food-service procurement ecosystem where state departments, county boards of education, school districts, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies source shelf-stable proteins, grains, canned vegetables, and prepared foods for institutional dining, food banks, and nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections (recurring bidder on canned applesauce), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (serving state hospitals and supported living centers), Texas Department of Criminal Justice, state departments of education, and county boards of education. The mix reflects both state-level consolidated procurement and local school-district purchasing.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Connecticut, and Michigan. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with a historical award price of $21.84 per case; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, covering apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, and melons across a July 2026–June 2027 contract term; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center with bids due July 13, 2026, and a historical contract value of $1.5 million for September 2025–August 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Board of Education sourced 115 line items of food commodities through June 2026 with MBE/CBE certifications applicable. Competitive bidding is standard; awards typically go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best-value vendor, with FOB Destination pricing, firm fixed rates for the contract term, and delivery within 30 to 60 days. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed goods appear in school lunch and institutional procurement. No recent opportunities explicitly mention barberries; the code's actual purchasing activity remains difficult to quantify from available records.