UNSPSC 50371903: Canned or jarred organic common bearberries

The variety of organic bearberries known as organic common bearberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50371903 Canned or jarred organic common bearberries is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to procure preserved fruit products, though recent solicitation activity under this code shows little direct relevance to the code's narrow scope. The one recent opportunity tagged to this code—Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce, due July 31, 2026—involves standard canned fruit rather than organic bearberries, a mismatch suggesting the code is either underutilized for its stated commodity or applied inconsistently across jurisdictions. State and local purchasing bodies soliciting under this category include corrections departments, school districts (elementary through high school), state health and human services agencies, and county and municipal education systems. The issuing bodies show repetition among school nutrition programs across multiple states and regions, with departments of corrections and HHS facilities also appearing as regular buyers of canned and preserved fruit products for institutional food service.

Geographic activity spans multiple regions with concentration in the Southeast and South-Central states. Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, and Missouri show the most recent posting activity for related canned and preserved fruit procurement. Representative opportunities in the broader preserved-fruit and institutional-food category include the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned applesauce solicitation (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement (IFB HHS0016792, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years), and multiple school district fresh and preserved produce contracts such as those from Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12, due April 27, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (grocery solicitations due April 29, 2026). The code shows limited direct activity for its stated commodity—organic canned bearberries—making this a quiet category with sparse recent opportunities and potential misalignment between the code's formal definition and actual state and local purchasing patterns.