UNSPSC 50372004: Canned or jarred organic cherokee blackberries

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

UNSPSC 50372004 Canned or jarred organic Cherokee blackberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying preserved fruit products—canned and jarred items in their own juice, water, or light syrup—for institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, state health and human services facilities, and municipal food service. Recent opportunities show the code capturing a broader range of canned fruit procurements than the narrow code name suggests: the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are sourcing canned applesauce and supplemental fruit products alongside blackberries, and school districts nationally are bundling preserved fruit into larger grocery and produce bids. Issuing bodies span state correctional and health agencies, school districts from elementary through high school, and municipal education boards. State purchasing offices sometimes aggregate food service spend across multiple commodity codes rather than isolating preserved berries alone, making competition for this code's nominal scope dependent on vendor flexibility to bid within larger, mixed-category solicitations.

Geographic spread covers Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois based on recent postings, with school-district activity concentrated in the Southeast. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026, with a 5% Oregon-goods preference and 5% Oregon-headquarter preference applying), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products including preserved fruit for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026, with historical contract value of $1.5 million annually across all food categories). School districts including Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) are procuring preserved fruit as line items within larger fresh-produce and grocery bids due in June and April 2026 respectively. The code shows consistent demand from institutional food service but limited standalone volume; vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete primarily as part of broader food-supply relationships rather than as specialty blackberry suppliers.