UNSPSC 50371900: Canned or jarred organic bearberries

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

UNSPSC 50371900 Canned or jarred organic bearberries (Class) covers shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure for food service, nutrition programs, and institutional meal operations. The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show that issuing bodies actually soliciting canned and jarred fruit items—including applesauce, dried fruit products, and broader commodity food baskets—span counties, school districts, state departments, and municipal agencies. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued an IFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables for the Department of Community Services (due October 19, 2026); Austin Independent School District (Texas) solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service (RFP due July 16, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce including multiple fruit varieties for the 2026-27 school year (IFB due June 26, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services jointly issued a large-scale IFB for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with 210 line items covering fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated products and a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years (bid response deadline March 19, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (due May 4, 2026).

Recent activity centers in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce—approximately 4,760 cases (May 18 and July 10, 2026)—with a historical price of roughly $21.84 per case and local and Oregon-fabricated goods preferences of 5 percent each. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on both brand-specific and brand-or-equal bases (multiple quarters through August 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut solicited commodities for the Board of Education Nutrition Center, covering 115 line items with compliance required under the Buy American Provision and MBE/CBE certifications (due June 26, 2026). School nutrition programs and institutional food service appear to drive the majority of recent demand, with contract terms typically running 12 months through a fiscal or calendar year and awards often made to single or multiple vendors based on best value, lowest responsive bidder, or unit-price calculations. Delivery requirements are site-specific and include F.O.B. destination prepaid by contractors, HACCP plans and food-safety certifications where required, and firm pricing for the contract period with adjustments permitted only at renewal or upon documented market conditions.