UNSPSC 50372007: Canned or jarred organic jostaberries

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

UNSPSC 50372007 Canned or jarred organic jostaberries, a Commodity code, does not match the work actually being solicited under recent state and local opportunities tagged with this classification. The code's nominal scope—organic jostaberries in canned or jarred form—bears no relation to the food procurement activity surfacing in the opportunities block, which spans canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and broad-based food service distribution for schools, correctional facilities, and state health agencies. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error at source or that the code is used as a catch-all for packaged and fresh food commodities well beyond its stated definition.

Recent opportunities reveal extensive activity in school nutrition procurement across multiple states. School districts in Georgia (Savannah-Chatham County, Muscogee County, Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County), Texas (Dallas ISD, Austin ISD), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) are issuing RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for annual fresh produce, grocery items, and food service supply contracts running July 2026 through June 2027 with competitive sealed bidding and responses due between mid-February and late April 2026. State correctional and health agencies—the Oregon Department of Corrections (ITB S-29100-00017453, applesauce, due July 31, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449, food and consumables for state-supported living centers, due July 13, 2026), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T-26-300CF, cafeteria food products, due May 4, 2026)—procure large-volume canned goods, frozen entrees, proteins, and fresh items on similar annual cycles. The issuing-body mix spans independent school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, state departments of corrections, and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts. Pricing across recent awards ranges from historical references of $21.84 per case for canned applesauce (Oregon DOC) to estimated annual expenditures of $4.4 million (Douglas County School System Area One fresh produce and eggs) and $9 million (Douglas County School System food supply and distribution). All recent solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions, firm fixed pricing for 12-month contract periods, FOB destination delivery, USDA compliance, and liability insurance minimums of $1 million. This code shows no recent activity aligned with its stated commodity definition.