UNSPSC 50372001: Canned or jarred organic apache blackberries

The variety of organic blackberries known as organic apache blackberries that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50372001 Canned or jarred organic apache blackberries (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code instead cover a broad array of canned and fresh food products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and general grocery staples—for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state health and human services centers, and K–12 school districts. The mismatch between the code's narrow nominal scope (organic apache blackberries specifically) and the diverse commodity categories actually being purchased suggests either miscoding in the source opportunities or a code designation that no longer tracks current buying patterns. The actual work involves recurring, high-volume procurement of shelf-stable and perishable food items, typically on annual or multi-year contracts, with firm fixed pricing, buy-American compliance, and delivery to central warehouses or distributed school and facility locations.

State and local issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Austin Independent School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Dallas Independent School District), correctional agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), and city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport). Recent activity concentrates in Texas (TDCJ, HHSC, DISD), Georgia (multiple school districts), Oregon (ODOC), and other states across the Southeast and Midwest. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (due July 31, 2026, with a historical price of $21.84 per case), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide covering 210 line items with an estimated maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K–12 delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026). The Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative projected approximately $5.5 million in annual spending across 30 participating school districts for July 2026 through June 2027.